Factory Farming Versus Environment and Society. The Analysis of Selected Problems
Ignacy S. Fiut
Wydział Humanistyczny Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie, ul. Gramatyka 8a, 30-071 Kraków, Poland (Poland)
Marcin Urbaniak
Wydział Humanistyczny Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie, ul. Gramatyka 8a, 30-071 Kraków, Poland (Poland)
Abstract
The thesis examined in the article is the argumentation against a popular belief that industrialised agricultural systems and intensive agriculture are beneficial. Objective facts, reports and commonly available data confirm such argumentation. Intensification in animal farming – in a long-term and multi-faceted approach – turns out to be a practice which not only abuses ecosystems and livestock, but also our health. When we consider all moral, medical and ecological controversies, it seems is meaningful and necessary to express doubts regarding the economic value of factory farming.
Keywords:
factory farming, intensive agriculture, monocultures, fishmeal industryReferences
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Ignacy S. FiutWydział Humanistyczny Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie, ul. Gramatyka 8a, 30-071 Kraków, Poland Poland
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Marcin UrbaniakWydział Humanistyczny Akademii Górniczo-Hutniczej w Krakowie, ul. Gramatyka 8a, 30-071 Kraków, Poland Poland
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