Who was asking for the dictionary definition of factory farming?

Question

Somebody was, and now I can't find their question.

The Oxford English Dictionary (2001) gives this definition:

factory farming n. a system of rearing poultry, pigs or cattle indoors under strictly controlled conditions.

- derivatives: factory farm n

All other dictionaries give the same definition, so no point in posting them all.

Hope this helps the questions asker with his problem :)

Answer 1

Some people just take it way too personally and whine profusely when we try our best not to give them our money.

Thank you so much for letting us borrow your REAL dictionary. ;-)

MW is the one that calls pescetarians a type of vegetarian. I don't think that they are a very respectable source of information.

Answer 2

It was me and I was referencing the fact that if you google "factory farm" the top corner of the page does not offer "definition" as a link like it will for nearly any other word given.  Also, M/W online dictionary also does not recognize the word.  My point being that it is impossible to draw a designation exactly when a farm becomes "factory".  If you want to go on this controlled housing, feeding, rearing, etc. definition, then if you have one animal in a pen and you feed it out of a trough and you don't let it breed until you say so are you considered a factory farmer?  Seems impossible to deem you to be,  rending the term useless beyond the use of some agenda.

Also, some of you reading this: Don't act like it's a mystery why my dissenting opinion questions disappear.  h**l, this answer is probably going to disappear.  All of you "tolerant" vegans sure can't handle a little intelligent debate.

I think I'll change my screen name again to "Bring on the thumbs down!"  Will that fit?

Answer 3

Aw. You gave up 5 points to help someone else. I can see why you're a top contributor. ^-^