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Nickolas By Nicholas D Kristof
I lived on a farm for a while and grew up around a lot of farm animals from chickens to goats. The author Nicholas D kristof reflection is something I agree with because I experinced it first hand. Nickolas stated in the begaining of the essay that " Our descedants will look back on our factory farms with uncomprehending revulsion" and that is so true. Back in the day we didn't torture animals to eat them but in this modren time our factory farms are filled with cruel animal tortures. Nicholas also wrote something new I didn't know that I absolutly loved , he wrote about an election called referendum on animal rights that takes place in California . The referendum proposes on banning factory farms from rasing animals in small pens or cages.

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