Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
no. of animals killed per year in the u.s. industries: 11,429,831,400
11,429,831,400
9,075,261,000
animals as cheaply and quickly as possible in the smallest amount
of space—all at the expense of the welfare of these individuals,
who can suffer and experience joy just as much as the companion
animals with whom we share our homes.
How did these changes—on the rural landscape, on academic
campuses, and within farming industries as a whole—come
about? Some of the causes can be seen in basic economic trends in
animal agriculture. There has been enormous consolidation within
the various industry sectors. Just look at the pig and turkey indus-
tries. In 1970, more than 700,000 farmers raised pigs. By 2006,