June 14: CAFOs

 Today in Stem in Society we discussed CAFO's and whether or not the US should rely on them. My group was assigned the NO group and below was our discussion.

What Is a CAFO? The Costs of Industrial Farming - Seven Sons Farms

What our group discussed:
My group read through the articles we were given and came up with the following reasons not to use CAFO's:
  • CAFO's are defined by whether they are a major pollutant
    • Many CAFO's cause major water pollution with all the waste that is created.
  • We discovered that CAFO's targeted minority communities
    • Lower income communities as well as communities of color were the most targeted
    • Health problems caused by the pollution were most notable in these communities that live close to CAFO's
  • Red meat is known to increase mortality rates and cause health problems
    • Even with this knowledge the amount of meat consumption has doubled
    • CAFO's in the red meat industry will only fuel the people to eat more red meat causing more health problems
  • What makes a puppy different from the animals in CAFO's?
    • People despise puppy mills but don't seem to recognize the similarities in CAFO's
  • CAFO's also put locals out of business as they can mass produce product.

In the end, my group became aware that most people most likely know the risks and problems CAFO's produce but they simply ignore them as they do not directly affect them yet. 








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