Why Do Factory Farms Cause Avian Flu?

First off, factory farms, congested cities, and globalized poultry trade are the cause of the avian flu because livestock waste damages the climate at a high rate. Adding on more information, the waste from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) are a huge source of very toxic pollution without any good way of disposing it. Feedlots are also breeding grounds for new and deadly bacteria. In this case, new bacteria is forming without us being aware of it. The animals have adapted and are used to eating grass. However in a CAFO, they are forced to eat corn for their health. Factory farms should treat chickens

more humanely because the chickens are suffering in cages, causing them to have a difficult time laying eggs and it is dangerous to pack them together in a crowded place and fed until unable to move.
Are you aware of how chickens are treated in factory farms? They are not being treated humanely. They are stuffed in small cages, never let out, fed the same amount of corn everyday, and never get to go outdoors to see sunlight. Chickens suffer from lack movement, which causes them to have a hard time laying eggs. Hui explains how caging animals takes away their freedom. “When it came to freedom and the ability for birds to express natural behaviours, a cage-free environment, not surprisingly, provides the most benefits. And yet, contrary to popular opinion, it also has the greatest negative impact in every category. On animal health and well-being, the environment, worker health and safety, and food affordability, cage-free had the most severe consequences." (Hui). The author shares his opinion about animals who aren't being caged. He also gives a statement that if animals aren't caged up, this will give them the freedom to express their natural behaviors around the environment. Although this may be the case, Hui also gives the opposing viewpoint of why not keeping chickens caged up can give a negative impact. The limited amount of space the animals have makes it hard for them to live comfortably in the environment. “According to the industry itself, each hen in a battery cage is given less than 9 inches by 9 inches in which to live her entire life, crammed into a cage about the size of a file drawer with four or more other hens. (Costco sells some eggs that are organic and cage-free, but the vast majority are not.)" (Maher) As a result from this text evidence, this author explains that chickens are crammed and packed into a cage with very little space to live in. Another thing is, when chickens are packed closely together, they end up pecking at each other in order to create room for themselves.. For instance, in the quote “Chickens in cages are kept extremely close together with very little room to move. They cannot spread their wings, nor can they lay eggs in nests. In fact, the battery cages in which these chickens have to live the entirety of their short lives are often the size of a single piece of letter-sized paper. As a result of this intensive confinement, many chickens end up pecking and biting at one another in an effort to get more space." (Varanasi) Varanasi states that the chickens are kept extremely close together, and packed with barely any space. Towards the end, he tells us that the chickens end up pecking at each other to create more space for themselves. This happens because the goal of the chicken is to kill the other chicken in order to create more room for itself.
Although caged systems have several bad sides to it, there are some reasons to why these workers cage animals. For this purpose, the workers have a procedure in caged systems to prevent animals eggs and manure from getting scattered in the fields as stated in the quote “The study also raised concerns about hygiene, air quality and health, of both hens and workers. With cages, manure drops through the wire floor, collected safely away from both the bird and eggs. But when birds are free to roam, it can be difficult to control where the eggs and manure end up." (Hui) This is because if the animals were free to roam in the fields, it would make it difficult for workers to walk and search around for the animals eggs and manure. This can take up quite a bit of time for the workers, and caged systems can save up the extra work for them. These are the reasons, factory farms are caging animals.
Another reason why it is bad to cage animals is because it is dangerous for them when they are packed together in a crowded place and fed until they are unable to move. Starting with the first piece of evidence, it explains how crowded the birds are, in cages with a small sufficient amount of space. “Activists have broadcast images of crowded, emaciated birds, each with space the size of a sheet of paper and barely able to flap its wings." (Hui) In this text, the author explains the amount of space the birds are limited to. The size of the cage is the size of a sheet of paper. The birds are barely able to flap its wings. If we put ourselves in the bird's position, it would obviously feel uncomfortable. We often don't consider animals’ feelings from what we are doing to them. They are suffering in pain. Another reason is stated in this next quote, “Animals in factory farms are crowded into small spaces in which they can't even turn around, and kept inside for most of their life breathing air that stinks of waste, while being fed hormones to grow their bodies to unnatural sizes in order to produce more meat." (“Avoid Buying Food from Factory Farms”) In this section, it informs us that animals in factory farms are crowded into small places with barely any room to even turn around. They are kept in there and fed hormones to grow their bodies until they become an unnatural size. This happens so that the animals can produce more meat. However, this is dangerous for them because they are growing too fast and they end up breaking legs.
The final reason is the chickens are causing different diseases.

“By concentrating large numbers of animals together, factory farms are terrific incubators for disease. The stress of factory farm conditions weakens animals' immune systems; ammonia from accumulated waste burns lungs and makes them more susceptible to infection; the lack of sunlight and fresh air--as well as the genetic uniformity of industrial farm animal populations--facilitates the spread of pathogens." (Sayre) To summarize this section, it states that factory farms are creating diseases and because of this, the stress of the factory farms condition weakens the animal's immune systems. The animals that are caged up in these factory farms lack sunlight and fresh air. This is also the cause of pathogens spreading. Animals in these factory farms are crowded into small places with barely any room to even turn around. They are kept in there and fed hormones to grow their bodies until they become an unnatural size. This happens so that the animals can produce more meat. This is dangerous for them because the farmers are taking away the animals freedom. Factory farms conditions weaken the animals immune systems and this is putting the animals at risk for an infection. With the lack of sunlight and fresh air, the animals aren’t getting enough nutrition into them to fit off disease. The final piece of text evidence supports that caging animals is not good for them. Hui states, “In the wake of such criticisms, many companies have turned to experts like Dr. Grandin to help them understand animal welfare better: what motivates animals; what behaviours come naturally to them; and what causes them fear, stress or pain." (Hui) As explained in this quote, there are many criticisms to people caging animals and treating them inhumane. However, several companies left are still willing to help others understand animal welfare. In addition, he analyzes what behaviours come naturally to them along with what causes

them fear, stress, or pain. To conclude this final text evidence, there are many unacceptable ways workers are treating animals.
In conclusion, factory farms are dangerous for chickens because they are packed together in a crowded place, fed until they are unable to move, and they are causing the chickens to suffer when they’re laying eggs. Factory farms should treat chickens more humanely because the chickens are suffering in cages, causing them to have a difficult time laying eggs and it is dangerous to pack them together in a crowded place and fed until unable to move. We as people need to care and understand animals better. Some of us don’t realize that what we're doing to animals are affecting them.