Factory Farm Presentation

Today, when Nick Cooney came to class to present on factory farming, I was expecting to hear the same usual statistics that are used to try to encourage people to open their eyes to the cruelty that farm animals endure; but I was shocked by his presentation. The thing that most amazed me was the environmental effects that are caused by farms. It was so interesting to learn that animal waste is the number one cause of water pollution in the United States, as well as the second leading cause of air pollution. I never thought of farms and their relation to global warming, but Nick Cooney completely opened my eyes to these facts.