Factory farming is all more or less like this, and its accepted as a necessary evil for society to afford to eat the way that we do.
I love meat, and could never imagine not eating it, but I am careful about where I source my food. Just like animals in science, you have to respect what's going on and be thoughtful of it. Personally, I try to find organic, local farms, which helps small business and supports the food system that I think works well. Sometimes people can't afford that, or do not have access to it, but I have been lucky in living in rural areas most of my life.
As far as legal/ethical behavior in food (broadly), I am often surprised how many articles focus on welfare associated with animals in animal husbandry -an activity that man has been involved in for millennia - and so few address the copyright issues going on with Monsanto and the pollination of plants, which is so new in its character that it really is shaping the future of our access to crops.
I love meat, and could never imagine not eating it, but I am careful about where I source my food. Just like animals in science, you have to respect what's going on and be thoughtful of it. Personally, I try to find organic, local farms, which helps small business and supports the food system that I think works well. Sometimes people can't afford that, or do not have access to it, but I have been lucky in living in rural areas most of my life.
As far as legal/ethical behavior in food (broadly), I am often surprised how many articles focus on welfare associated with animals in animal husbandry -an activity that man has been involved in for millennia - and so few address the copyright issues going on with Monsanto and the pollination of plants, which is so new in its character that it really is shaping the future of our access to crops.