Shann Chongwattananukul

May 15, 2024 | salon.com | Benny Smith |Faraz M Harsini |Shann Chongwattananukul

Today's factory farms are monuments to humanity's unprecedented technological sophistication and our seemingly limitless capacity for cruelty. Over the past half century, industrial farms have selectively bred animals to grow much faster and larger than their natural patterns, leading to health issues such as chronic pain. Meanwhile, these creatures are kept in harsh, crowded conditions and slaughtered inhumanely.