By: Shoua Vang

Factory Farms are facilities known as CAFO, Confined Animal Feeding Operations, where thousands of animals are crammed together and raised in a short period of time.

The main animals for these operations are cows, pigs, chickens and turkeys, but this practice has also gone on to other various

types of poultry.

Factory farming now accounts for more than 99 percent of all farmed animals raised and slaughtered in the

United States.

These factories produce “cheap” meat, eggs, and dairy by externalizing their costs.

Emits foul odors

Has Mountains of Manure

USDA estimates that more than 335 million tons of manure are produced annually on U.S. farms, where animal waste decomposes and pollutes the air.

Produces Greenhouse gases into the air with large amounts of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous-oxide emissions, which results in climate changes.

Are one of the leading causes of water pollution in the United States.

Water pollution from industrial farms results from the storage and disposal of

animal waste.

Lagoons of manure overflow or rupture into lakes, streams, and rivers, which releases residues and harmful bacterias into water supply.