How does factory farming affect animals?

According the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, animal products are the primary source of saturated fat in the American diet. Saturated fat has been linked to heart disease and obesity. Studies have shown that the unnatural feeds used to promote growth in animals on factory farms increase the saturated fat content of meat. read more

About 10 billion land animals in the United States are raised for dairy, meat, and eggs each year. Factory farming accounts for 37% of methane (CH4) emissions, which has more than 20 times the global warming potential of CO2. read more

Replacing small-scale farms, where a variety of crops and animals were raised in congruence with single-crop farms and “animal production facilities,” factory farming has wrought economic problems, public health concerns, inhumane conditions for billions of animals, and a huge carbon debt on the world’s agricultural system. read more