Industrial Farming

Industrial Farming, also known as intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production and factory farming are ways of modern farming that produces massive amounts of livestock including; cattle, pigs, chickens, turkeys, sheep and goats.

Their aims are to produce the highest output using low cost using machinery and biotechnology. High stocking density in these farms require the pesticides and antibiotics in order to prevent the spreading diseases. They are also used to increase growth speed of the animals in order to increase the amount of flesh available.

The animals are often treated in poor conditions, jammed into small cages, force-fed, tortured by humans (workers) and unwanted animals that are sick or weak are left to die and rot in garbage.

This action is becoming very popular worldwide as of 2006, 74% of world's pigs, 43% of beef, 68% of eggs were produced using the factory farming according to the Worldwatch Institute (an environmental research organisation based in Washington D.C).


Force feeding




Force-feeding, also known as gavage, is the practice of feeding a person or an animal against their will. When it comes to animals, this term mostly applies to ducks or geese.

Ducks or geese are force-fed in order to fatten their livers for the production of Foie Gras. Foie Gras is a considered a French delicacy.

Force-feeding of birds is practiced mostly on geese or male ducks. The force feeding usually begins 4–5 months before slaughter. Gavage is performed 2–4 times a day for 2–5 weeks, depending on the size of the duck, using a funnel attached to a slim metal or plastic feeding tube inserted into the bird's throat to push food into the bird's stomach. The foods normally used are grain mash. This action can increase the liver of the ducks all the way till 12 times its original size.

There are many alternatives to Foie Gras such as Faux Gras, which is a vegan version of Foie Gras.



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