Innocent Animals Have Died Due to Hurricane Michael. End Factory Farming Now.

Many factory farmers chose to leave their animals in the path of Hurricane Michael last week, exposing the cruel truth of these farms.

Hurricane Florence caused high rates of livestock death and contamination of water supplies by pig excrement, in addition to other death and destruction. Millions of chickens and pigs died, and many ended up floating in the water in the aftermath.

Now, we are dealing with the fallout of Hurricane Michael, a very different kind of storm, but one that resulted in horrible damage, death and destruction as well, especially for farmers and their livestock. But the truth is, there is no way to ethically factory farm animals in this way, and hurricanes expose this better than anything.

Factory farms are a nightmare for everyone involved, from the animals housed there to the humans who work there. Chickens, pigs, and other animals are packed into tightly crowded barns and raised with minimal contact or affection. The sole goal is to fatten them up for market as quickly as possible with minimal "losses," a clinical way to describe dead, downed, and ill animals. 

Close conditions promote aggressive behaviors, foster the spread of disease, and lead workers to engage in cruel activities like debeaking chickens to reduce aggression.

For workers, being on a factory farm involves long, grueling hours with few employment protections, for extremely low pay. The money from the sales of animals at market doesn't end up in the pockets of farmers, for the most part. It goes to the multinational companies they work for, like Pilgrim's Pride and Foster Farms. Meanwhile, farmers may incur substantial debt as they make outlays of cash to invest in farming operations, running a risk of losing their farms if things go wrong.

We know that factory farms are bad for animals, bad for humans, and bad for the environment. And while some states have begun to pass legislation that covers specific aspects of factory farming cruelty — like laws mandating more space for laying hens or banning inhumane "gestation crates" for pigs — we need to think bigger. 

What if we banned factory farming altogether, insisting on more humane conditions for farm animals and humans alike? 

Tell the industry that we're tired of the animal, environmental, and human costs of factory farming. It's time for a meaningful alternative, and no more mass farm animal deaths in natural disasters. 
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