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factory farm

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noun

  1. a farm in which animals are bred and fattened using modern industrial methods

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

The decision is a milestone for companies making cell-grown meat, along with consumers looking for alternatives to chickens bred in a factory farm and slaughtered.

From New York Times ● Jun. 21, 2023

With the advocacy that surrounded the referendum, voters were brought up to speed on what factory farm life looks like for animals and they didn't like what they saw.

From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2022

In response to the horrors of the factory farm, becoming a vegetarian seems pretty reasonable.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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