Why are modern animal farms legal?

Question

My dad does plumbing work at some of those farms and I went with him and saw the animals a couple of times.

I thought people weren't allowed to hurt animals like that.

Aren't there like animal rights people who bust people for that?

Answer 1

Factory farming is a lucrative business, and the higher-ups who create the laws which regulate animal agriculture are also making money off it's profits.

Why would they blow the whistle on operations which line their pockets?  It's like asking why a drug-dealer doesn't turn himself in.

Answer 2

Livestock industry is a big business, politics and socio-economical issue. Animal welfare was far neglected by political & religious characters for some obvious selfish reasons.

For modern animal agriculture, our forefathers, political and religious celebrities (that supporting meat eating), the less the consumer knows about what’s happening before the meat hits the plate, the better. If true, is this an ethical situation? Should we be reluctant to let people know what really goes on, because we’re not really proud of it and concerned that it might turn them to vegetarianism?

Answer 3

You most likely live in a so-called "democracy".

If most people don't care about how animals are raised, no one will do anything.

If 90% of the people of the US thought that black people were just animals, it would be legal to torture, rape or kill them as well.

This is how "democracy" tends to work.

Answer 4

Yes many, try reporting to P.E.T.A

Answer 5

because the b******s care more about the ole mighty dollar then they do about animal rights...

this is one of the main reasons im a vegetarian.

Answer 6

They're legal because the ignorant people there see animals as emotion-free objects.

I'm not a vegetarian, but I definately don't agree with the way they abuse and torture the animals far before they are even killed.