Factory Farm Persuasive Speech

Jason Barajas
Persuasive Speech Outline
Topic: Factory Farming
General Purpose: To Inform
Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech I will inform you of the harmful effects of Factory Farming.
Thesis: As stated by the “Food & Water Watch” Animals in Factory Farms are loaded with antibiotic-resistant bacteria, are mistreated and forced to live in unnatural, in humane, and unhealthy conditions, and the many communities that have to deal with air and water pollution caused by nearby Factory Farms.
Attention Getter: As a kid growing up all I knew was farming, we raised our own animals, grew our own crops and worked the land that allowed us to do so. I can remember growing up smelling the fresh air all around me, except for the occasional smell of
There are many ways to change the way Factory Faming is conducting their operations with mass production.
b. Encourage people to raise their own crops and animals, to help small help small farms stay in business buying from a local meat market or produce store.
c. We all play a part in Factory Farming if you buy any stores other than local you are contributing to Factory Farming, putting animals at higher risks of being mistreated and causing environmental pollutions.
Transition to Conclusion and Summary of Importance
Next time you buy meats or vegetables from a corporate supermarket just think it may be loaded with antibiotics and/or harmful bacteria that may cause you to get sick or may even take your life, not to mention the inhumane or unhealthy conditions that the animals are kept in which in return pollute our air and water.
Review of Main Points
a. Now that you’ve become aware on how Factory Farms affect us and how we allow them to continue on this destructive path.
b. Second, we went over some effects of antibiotics being used in Factory Farm animals.
c. Finally, I have given you ways to prevent further destruction to ourselves and the environment.
Closing