factory farm
Britishnoun
Other Word Forms
- factory farming noun
Example Sentences
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That should make its appearance on a mammal-based factory farm a cause for doubled-down surveillance and concern, said Crystal Heath, a Bay Area veterinarian and co-founder of Our Honor, an animal welfare organization.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2024
His father, Ali, who raised him alone after immigrating to America to work in a Midwest chicken factory farm, died when he was in college.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 29, 2024
Not only do the revealed documents show how deliberately Hormel misled customers, they also help other advocates trying to expose the widespread abuses of the factory farm system.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023
I went to the next room and he had me watch this undercover footage of a factory farm.
From Fox News • Nov. 28, 2021
Getting cows to eat a corn diet takes a heroic effort on the part of the factory farm.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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