"Over the last two decades, small- and medium-scale livestock farms have given way to factory farms that confine
thousands of cows, hogs and chickens in tightly packed
facilities. Farmers have adopted factory-farming practices
largely at the behest of the largest meatpackers, pork
processors, poultry companies and dairy processors. The
largest of these agribusinesses are practically monopolies,
controlling what consumers get to eat, what they pay for
groceries and what prices farmers receive for their livestock. This unchecked agribusiness power and misguided
farm policies have pressed livestock producers to become
significantly larger and adopt more intensive practices.
Despite ballooning in size, many livestock producers are
just squeezing by because the real price of beef cattle, hogs
and milk has been falling for decades.
"These intensive methods come with a host of environmental and public health costs that are borne by consumers and
communities; none of the costs are paid for by the agribusiness industry" - Summary by
Food & Water WatchThe Goal
To no longer buy products that get their meat from factory farms. This is not a vegetarian cause, a vegan cause, or even a strictly animal welfare cause. This cause effects the environment and human health in a variety of ways. By ending these unnatural processes, we can greatly improve the quality of the society we live in.