Factory Farming
We believe factory farming is the biggest cause of animal suffering in the world today. Globally we rear around 60 billion animals a year, mostly in factory farms. Cheap meat conceals the real costs to animals, people and planet.
Intensive farming
Indoor calves, chickens and pigs - just three products of intensive farming
Health & Disease
Over-consumption of meat fuels the obesity crisis and increases risks of heart disease and certain cancers. Livestock farming on an industrial scale means this meat is cheap and readily available.
Environment
Waste from factory farms pollutes soil, rivers and seas on a huge scale.
Climate Change
Animal agriculture produces an estimated 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions from human activity. Read more...
Feeding the World
60% of global maize and barley and 90% of soya are used for animal feed, while hundreds of millions of people go hungry. Read more...
Poverty
Intensive factory farming leads to rural unemployment and puts small farmers out of business.
Water scarcity. climate change and disease
Water scarcity, climate change and disease - just three impacts of rampant intensive farming
What you can do about it:
Eat with Compassion
Higher welfare animal products cause less animal suffering. Buying free range or organic will encourage higher welfare farming which poses fewer risks to animals, people and the planet. Eating less meat and dairy reduces the environmental impact of animal farming and can improve human health.
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Compassion in World Farming is a charity working to end factory farming and to promote a more compassionate and sustainable planet. Read more about us here.
Further reading
For more detail
Download our reports on the impact of factory farming:
