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  Get the Facts

• Most animals raised for food in the United States are raised on factory farms. 
• For years, investigations have revealed conditions on some factory farms that result in extreme animal suffering.
• The total number of livestock on the largest factory farms rose by more than one-fifth between 2002 and 2007.
• The average size of hog factory farms increased by 42 percent over a decade. Seven states average more than 10,000 hogs per factory farm. 
• The average size of egg operations has grown by half over the decade. The five states with the largest flocks all average at least 750,000 hens per factory farm. 
• Although the EPA is tasked with regulating factory farms, it has done little or nothing to control the environmental damage caused by factory farms.
• For more information read our fact sheet, The Economic Cost of Food Monopolies.

Why You Should Care

•  You can end up with meat loaded with antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
•  Many communities have to deal with tainted water and severe air pollution caused by nearby farms. 
•  Animals on factory farms live in unnatural, inhumane, and unhealthy conditions. 

You, your family, and the planet deserve better than factory farms.