Inhumane treatment of animals ?
RESPONSE: NO. A factory is a building in which things are manufactured, i.e., the making of goods and articles by hand or by machinery. A warehouse is a building where wares or goods are stored or kept in reserve. These terms hardly seem appropriate to describe a livestock barn where food animals are born, are cared for, thrive and grow to maturity as living creatures before being transported to market. Food animal production systems evolve through years of scientific research, adoption of research results, actual farming experience, and a continuing search for new and better methods. These production systems are developed with input from a wide group of individuals with diverse backgrounds in the agricultural, biological, and social sciences; economics and business; and from landowners, farm operators, and farm workers. Four objectives guide system development: productivity, profitability, responsibility, and stewardship. During a span of 30 years, production methods have evolved from
