The little chicken has just poked his little head out of his egg shell, he opens his eyes and sees…the dark and stale factory that he is going to grow up in and die! This is the life of the animals in the food industry. They are not born to the beautiful wide open skies or the sweet smell of fresh air. Instead they are put on conveyor belts and handled like toys to be later slaughtered for food. These animals are not being treated like god’s creation. They are being treated like nothing and that is wrong. They are stuffed into cages and stuffed together with no space for anything. These certainly are not humane tactics for animals and this needs to stop.

People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals. "The Fast Food Industry Abuses Animals." At Issue: Fast Food. Ed. Tracy Brown Collins. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Web.

In the article the fast food companies have increased their care for the animals they produce. Before, they had little respect for the animals that they are slaughter for food. The animals were being slaughtered without any remorse. The animals were also put into tight spaces where they had no room to move or spread their legs or wings. They were also handled as though they were objects that are not living. Now these companies have tried to change because of the people who care about the safety of these animals. Because the little amount of people who are aware of these cruelties, the animals are now treated better. This has made a change but more people should be aware of this. The more people that know, the more change could happen. This could help the little animals that do not know the beautiful world they are born in.

This is relevant because it is on the topic of animal cruelty in the food industry. This article is on the improvements of the food industry which is relevant because that is the goal I am reaching for. Even though it is about improvements’ it still has the main idea of animal cruelty. This is current because it was published 5 years ago. This is credible because it comes from a group that has posted other articles.

Kurach, Lindsey and Lynch, Jessica. "The Fast-Food Industry Takes Measures to Treat Animals More Humanely." At Issue: Fast Food. Ed. Roman Espejo. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2009. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Web.

The article shows the cruelty that is occurring to the animals just so that a family can have dinner. The article explains and gives examples of a topic that many people should be aware of. The following sentences are examples of the cruelty towards animals. Chickens are being slaughtered by the millions each year also for food. Most of the chickens that hatch are killed because they are not needed by the company. These chickens are also given hormones that allow them to grow much faster then a regular chicken. Because they grow so fast the end up becoming sick and suffer from joint pain. Cows are also slaughtered and are treated poorly because when they are transported they are put into dark places. They are sometimes trampled. Pigs are also treated poorly and are slaughtered. They are kept dirty and are hung by their legs and their necks are sliced. This cruelty has to stop.

This is very important because these animals should not have to suffer like this. They should not have such short lives because they are denied the real value of life. It is humanities food source but do they have to be killed so cruelly. These animals deserve the lives they are supposed to live. They shouldn’t be kept out of daylight. That is the cruelest thing to do. People should help out this cause. This is relevant because it speaks about different ways the food industry is cruel to animals. This is also current because it happened only six years ago and it is credible because it comes from a book that was published professionally.