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state new york the rolling green pastures of farm sanctuary s 275 acre new york sanctuary are home to more than 400 rescued farm animals visit watkins glen los angeles ca our 39 acre southern california sanctuary home to approximately 100 rescued farm animals is located on a beautiful hacienda ranch in acton just 45 minutes from hollywood visit los angeles the animals the issues news stories events shop donate take action facebook instagram twitter youtube search photo jo anne mcarthur essere animali the issues factory farming photo jo anne mcarthur essere animali nearly 10 billion animals are killed for human consumption each year in the united states 99 are raised on factory farms which maximize agribusiness profits at the expense of the animals the environment social justice and public health download transcript download audio download text download audio download text transcript transcript soothing music download transcript download audio download text a brief history of factory farming 9 000 to 8 000 bce hunting and gathering was homo sapiens food system for almost 90 percent of human history following the last ice age a changing climate offered favorable conditions for the dawn of agriculture and humans in the fertile crescent of the middle east began domesticating wild animals ancestors of domestic sheep goats cows and pigs in the following millenia agriculture spread and independently arose across the world leading to a shift from hunter gatherer to agrarian societies 1492 following christopher columbus first voyage to the americas in 1492 european colonists brought people they enslaved to the new world as well as diseases and animals in what is known as the columbian exchange the initial eight pigs twenty five horses and other animal species brought by columbus and subsequent voyages became populations of millions of new animals in the americas in a matter of decades 16th century colonial society in the americas became economically dependent on a livestock based farming model in contrast to indigenous people s traditional relationship to food being far less centered on domesticated animals this livestock based farming model required extensive use of land and was a driving force in further colonization and expansion 17th century the middle of the 17th century in britain saw the start of a progression of discoveries and innovations known as the british agricultural revolution among these changes was the widespread adoption of a more intensive crop rotation system which in turn increased productivity and made it feasible to feed and produce larger numbers of animals 18th to 19th centuries the industrial revolution a period which emphasized increasing profit and productivity saw the innovation of technologies for mass production and set the stage for the future industrialization of animal agriculture agriculturalists robert bakewell and thomas coke developed selective breeding of animals in agriculture creating sheep who grow unnaturally long wool and cows who grow unnaturally large 1906 after seven weeks going undercover at meat processing plants in chicago illinois author upton sinclair published the jungle to expose the dangerous working conditions for laborers and cruelty towards animals in the industry instead the public became infuriated over the details surrounding food quality as his work also pointed out the extremely unsanitary practices involved as put by sinclair i aimed at the public s heart and by accident i hit it in the stomach 1930 public outcry about food safety in 1906 had led to the passage of the federal meat inspection act and pure food and drug act which mandated inspection of food products and animals used for food but did not address labor conditions nor animal welfare the meat inspection act was assigned to the food safety and inspection service under the usda the pure food and drug act was assigned to the bureau of chemistry which was renamed the fda in 1930 1930s to 1940s the discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th century made its way to application in the agriculture sector in the u s first being marketed for use in animals in 1938 the ability to drastically reduce the spread of disease in farmed animals led to higher productivity and even greater intensification in animal agriculture 1930s to 1960s the u s government began to strongly endorse industrialized farming as a means of production as new technologies continued to intensify agriculture legislation granting federal monetary support aided this growing level of production the first of these bills was the 1933 agricultural adjustment act a price support program designed to sustain agricultural production post wwi and during the great depression 1980s toward the end of the 20th century the general structure of industrialized agriculture we see today was established and the relationship of our food system to animals rural communities consumers and agricultural workers had radically changed 1986 after documenting abusive practices of the animal agriculture industry through undercover investigations farm sanctuary was founded in 1986 as a national nonprofit dedicated to exposing and challenging these practices and working to change the way society views and treats farmed animals 1990s from 1950 to 1997 u s farms on average doubled in size and the number of farms was halved animal agriculture shifted from many small farms with few animals to fewer and larger farms with thousands of animals agricultural labor went from employing 47 of the u s population to 2 2009 the 2009 swine flu h1n1 pandemic made its way across the world killing an estimated 150 000 575 000 people an earlier strain of the virus had been identified in u s factory farms in the 1990s and circulated throughout pig farms over the following decade before making the jump to humans a combination of high density animal confinement and poor regulation likely fostered an environment conducive to the spread of the virus 2010s factory farming in the u s represented 99 of animal agriculture by the end of the decade the annual number of animals slaughtered neared 10 billion agricultural subsidies became disproportionately allocated to commodity crops corn and soy production alone grown predominantly as feed for farmed animals received over 45 of u s agricultural subsidies less than 1 of u s agricultural subsidies went toward the production of non commodity crop vegetables and fruits 2020 a broad based movement of anti factory farming advocacy organizations representing the interests of workers rural communities animals the environment and public health have mobilized to shine a light on the dark realities of industrialized farming and advocate for legal and structural change including models for a community centered plant based food system and an end to all animal agriculture image everett collection shutterstock com 9 000 to 8 000 bce hunting and gathering was homo sapiens food system for almost 90 percent of human history following the last ice age a changing climate offered favorable conditions for the dawn of agriculture and humans in the fertile crescent of the middle east began domesticating wild animals ancestors of domestic sheep goats cows and pigs in the following millenia agriculture spread and independently arose across the world leading to a shift from hunter gatherer to agrarian societies image everett collection shutterstock com 1492 following christopher columbus first voyage to the americas in 1492 european colonists brought people they enslaved to the new world as well as diseases and animals in what is known as the columbian exchange the initial eight pigs twenty five horses and other animal species brought by columbus and subsequent voyages became populations of millions of new animals in the americas in a matter of decades image north wind picture archives alamy stock photo 16th century colonial society in the americas became economically dependent on a livestock based farming model in contrast to indigenous people s traditional relationship to food being far less centered on domesticated animals this livestock based farming model required extensive use of land and was a driving force in further colonization and expansion image john slezer public domain 17th century the middle of the 17th century in britain saw the start of a progression of discoveries and innovations known as the british agricultural revolution among these changes was the widespread adoption of a more intensive crop rotation system which in turn increased productivity and made it feasible to feed and produce larger numbers of animals image john boultbee public domain 18th to 19th centuries the industrial revolution a period which emphasized increasing profit and productivity saw the innovation of technologies for mass production and set the stage for the future industrialization of animal agriculture agriculturalists robert bakewell and thomas coke developed selective breeding of animals in agriculture creating sheep who grow unnaturally long wool and cows who grow unnaturally large photo john vachon public domain 1906 after seven weeks going undercover at meat processing plants in chicago illinois author upton sinclair published the jungle to expose the dangerous working conditions for laborers and cruelty towards animals in the industry instead the public became infuriated over the details surrounding food quality as his work also pointed out the extremely unsanitary practices involved as put by sinclair i aimed at the public s heart and by accident i hit it in the stomach photo national archives records of the bureau of animal industry public domain 1930 public outcry about food safety in 1906 had led to the passage of the federal meat inspection act and pure food and drug act which mandated inspection of food products and animals used for food but did not address labor conditions nor animal welfare the meat inspection act was assigned to the food safety and inspection service under the usda the pure food and drug act was assigned to the bureau of chemistry which was renamed the fda in 1930 image iwm art iwm art ld 4217 1930s to 1940s the discovery of antibiotics in the early 20th century made its way to application in the agriculture sector in the u s first being marketed for use in animals in 1938 the ability to drastically reduce the spread of disease in farmed animals led to higher productivity and even greater intensification in animal agriculture photo national archives at college park public domain 1930s to 1960s the u s government began to strongly endorse industrialized farming as a means of production as new technologies continued to intensify agriculture legislation granting federal monetary support aided this growing level of production the first of these bills was the 1933 agricultural adjustment act a price support program designed to sustain agricultural production post wwi and during the great depression photo by natchapon srihon shutterstock 1980s toward the end of the 20th century the general structure of industrialized agriculture we see today was established and the relationship of our food system to animals rural communities consumers and agricultural workers had radically changed photo farm sanctuary 1986 after documenting abusive practices of the animal agriculture industry through undercover investigations farm sanctuary was founded in 1986 as a national nonprofit dedicated to exposing and challenging these practices and working to change the way society views and treats farmed animals photo jo anne mcarthur 1990s from 1950 to 1997 u s farms on average doubled in size and the number of farms was halved animal agriculture shifted from many small farms with few animals to fewer and larger farms with thousands of animals agricultural labor went from employing 47 of the u s population to 2 photo iakov filimonov shutterstock 2009 the 2009 swine flu h1n1 pandemic made its way across the world killing an estimated 150 000 575 000 people an earlier strain of the virus had been identified in u s factory farms in the 1990s and circulated throughout pig farms over the following decade before making the jump to humans a combination of high density animal confinement and poor regulation likely fostered an environment conducive to the spread of the virus photo farm sanctuary 2010s factory farming in the u s represented 99 of animal agriculture by the end of the decade the annual number of animals slaughtered neared 10 billion agricultural subsidies became disproportionately allocated to commodity crops corn and soy production alone grown predominantly as feed for farmed animals received over 45 of u s agricultural subsidies less than 1 of u s agricultural subsidies went toward the production of non commodity crop vegetables and fruits photo farm sanctuary 2020 a broad based movement of anti factory farming advocacy organizations representing the interests of workers rural communities animals the environment and public health have mobilized to shine a light on the dark realities of industrialized farming and advocate for legal and structural change including models for a community centered plant based food system and an end to all animal agriculture previous next a look inside today s factory farms photo jo anne mcarthur animal equality chickens used for egg production are among the most widely abused of all farm animals in 2024 to meet the american demand for eggs over 311 million hens were kept and expected to lay over 93 billion eggs from hatching to slaughter egg laying hens are subjected to mutilation confinement and abuse and are deprived of the ability to live their lives as active social animals photo jo anne mcarthur we animals every year over 9 billion chickens are slaughtered for meat in the u s making chickens the most commonly killed domestic animal 95 of commercially slaughtered animals in america are chickens called broilers by the industry these curious social birds are treated simply as production units selectively bred and fed for abnormally fast growth without consideration for their well being photo jo anne mcarthur essere animali in an average week more than 2 million pigs are slaughtered in the u s almost exclusively to be processed and eaten by people as pork products primarily bacon ham and sausage around 130 million pigs are slaughtered annually in the u s and 75 of those are raised on farms with 5 000 or more individual pigs photo jo anne mcarthur we animals cows used by the dairy industry are intensively confined continually impregnated and bred for high milk production with little concern for their well being in 2024 more than 9 million cows were used to produce milk in the united states in the same year nearly 3 million dairy cows were slaughtered for meat photo jo anne mcarthur israel against live shipments in 2024 31 million cattle were slaughtered in the united states young calves are 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