Wednesday, April 21, 2010

1. How are dairy farms different from dairy factories?
in dairy farms they dont treat their animals the same way as the factory farms.in the factory farms they feed the calves  cow blood

2. What is RBGH and what does it do?
RBGH is a growth harmon that is injected in the cows that make them grow bigger udders that make more milk 

3. What is the milk replacer fed to calves (baby cows) made out of? Why is this bad (besides just being gross)?
 they feed them cow blood because its cheat and it have diseases 

4. Can you do anything to make a difference as a consumer (someone who buys things)?yes.I can tell the farmer maybe e should get mew food and feed theses animals right.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

The Meat TrIX

1. How do factory farms treat animals differently than family farms?
factory farms are different family farms because factory farms feed pigs the food they not suppose to eat.




2. Why are animals fed antibiotics in factory farms and why is this dangerous?
animals are fed antibiotics to prevent being sick . Its bad because if you give them to much ,its not going to work any more 




3. What happens to animal excrement (poop) in factory farms?
It pollutes surrounding of the community.