Factory Farming: Documentary Analysis
In a world where people’s lives revolve around the consumption of meat and dairy products, it comes as no surprise that most people are not concerned enough about the source of their food to make any effort to change the way their food is produced. There have been minimal attempts to end factory farming or alleviate the harmful effects of it. Most of these few attempts have been essentially ineffective in convincing people that factory farming harms humans and their environment. Therefore, further action must be taken to get the message out to those who are unaware of the dangers of their diets and end the atrocity that is factory farming.
One major attempt at resolving the issue of factory farming has been multiple environmental organizations …show more content…
In this documentary, the directors, Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, analyze the effects of factory farming while providing inside looks to the conditions and effects of factory farms. For example, the two travel to and film the conditions of a farm belonging to a premiere “organic” dairy company that claimed to produce grass-fed beef. Kip Andersen stated that “Based on their marketing, it seemed like their farms were an oasis for cows.”(Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret) It is revealed that the farm was not in fact an oasis, but rather a nightmare for cows. The farm kept the cows in tight quarters, were severely overfed, and sold to the beef industry when they could no longer produce milk. At the end of the documentary, the two urge viewers to think about the environmental effects and inhumane conditions of factory farms and change their diets in order to help animals and the environment. The release of this film actually seemed to be effective in proving to viewers that factory farming is not safe for animals, people, and the environment. The documentary is so eye-opening and persuasive that it has convinced many people to cut meat and dairy out of their diets. The fact that this documentary has the power to convince people to change their diets in order to help themselves and the planet shows that people will become more concerned about factory farming when they are exposed to the reality of
One major attempt at resolving the issue of factory farming has been multiple environmental organizations …show more content…
In this documentary, the directors, Kip Andersen and Keegan Kuhn, analyze the effects of factory farming while providing inside looks to the conditions and effects of factory farms. For example, the two travel to and film the conditions of a farm belonging to a premiere “organic” dairy company that claimed to produce grass-fed beef. Kip Andersen stated that “Based on their marketing, it seemed like their farms were an oasis for cows.”(Cowspiracy: The Sustainability Secret) It is revealed that the farm was not in fact an oasis, but rather a nightmare for cows. The farm kept the cows in tight quarters, were severely overfed, and sold to the beef industry when they could no longer produce milk. At the end of the documentary, the two urge viewers to think about the environmental effects and inhumane conditions of factory farms and change their diets in order to help animals and the environment. The release of this film actually seemed to be effective in proving to viewers that factory farming is not safe for animals, people, and the environment. The documentary is so eye-opening and persuasive that it has convinced many people to cut meat and dairy out of their diets. The fact that this documentary has the power to convince people to change their diets in order to help themselves and the planet shows that people will become more concerned about factory farming when they are exposed to the reality of