Should The Three Federal Laws Control The Well-Being Of Farm Animals?

In 2013 8.6 billion chickens and 33.2 million cattle were processed by the meat and poultry industry (The United). Those animals were most likely raised in factory farms. Do you know what a factory farm is or what the conditions are like in them? Factory farms are often very overcrowded. Changes need to be made in the living arrangements and slaughter methods of livestock because we depend on then for survival, these animals deserve humane treatment and unsanitary conditions can lead to dangerous diseases. Although, there are three federal laws that control the well-being of animal. Only two of the three laws apply to farm animals. There is a federal law is called the Animal Welfare Act. The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966 (United
“The Act is enforced by the USDA, APHIS, and Animal care (United States).” Livestock are exempt from the Animal Welfare Act. The Act goes into great detail of all the things that are prohibited. The only problem is that those rules and regulation do not apply to the animals that keep the human race alive. Another law called the 28 Hour Law helps to control the amount of time animals traveling to be slaughtered travel before getting a break. The animals are supposed to get a break to exercise, eat, and drink water. This law does not apply to birds (Farmed Animals). Meaning birds could spend days traveling to a slaughterhouse without have any type of break. The 28 Hour law is rarely enforced. The final law is The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. This act does not apply to animals killed for their fur or research animals. This act also does no apply to poultry. This law states that all animals are supposed