From Farm to Factories

Factory farms are responsible for a tremendous amount of environmental damages and although the concerns are significant, the controversy surrounding factory farms and activist strategies have rendered little change. While activists continue to fight for animal rights, the factory farms continue to fight for the stakeholder’s interests and the bottom line. This shows the power of persuasion and the abilities of those with the power to disseminate knowledge to the masses.

I personally wonder what the reaction of the public would be if on meat packages there were displays of the process the meat took to get there. Like on the cigarette packages, a display of negative deterring methods to prevent the purchase of factory farm meat products. When I went to apply this to my own life, I am exceptionally bad for not wanting to think of the meat I eat as a previously animal (nothing off the bone).

I found both the movies watched during Kira and Kelly’s presentation to contribute to my understanding of the factory farming process and demonstrate a way in which children and future generations can relate the environmental issues. I found the film by David Sazuki to have a dark truth to where our packaged meats come from. I never previously thought beyond the animal’s conditions to how it is also effecting the surrounding environment. I found this is also an issue that is taking over Southern Ontario with the expanding suburb and the decline of family farms. A family farm can no longer provide a sufficient income and thus will contribute to the factory farming industry in our area.