Question

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For many people, the idea of a perfect farm is the one u often see on television commercials. These show fields of corn, one or two cows and sheep happily grazing, and chickens scratching in the farmyard. The reality of modern farming is very different in many countries.

Small farms do still exist, but the demand for cheap food has forced many farmers in Britain to use intensive methods of farming. Animals like calves, pigs and chickens are treated as if they were on production line in a factory. And so the term �factory farming� is now widely used.

One example of factory farming is the �battery hen� system. In the past, hens were kept in the open farmyard during the day. They were allowed to walk around freely and were given space to scratch and to stretch their wings. At night they were put in hen houses.

Today, most hens in Britain are locked up for twenty-four hours a day in wire cages or �batteries�, 50cm by 50cm, with sloping floors. Five hens are put in one cage and up to six cages are stacked on top of each other. Thousands of hens are kept like this in one building. There are over thirty-three million battery hens in Britain.

Of course, battery cages are very clean and hygienic. The hens are warm and safe from predators like foxes, but they are kept in a very small space. They can�t flap their wings or their claws are broken. There is nowhere quiet for them to lay their eggs. There is no straw for them to scratch or peck, so they peck at other hens instead and sometimes all their feathers drop out.

Most people prefer the idea- and the taste- of free-range meat from animals which are allowed to move around outside. They also prefer organic products which are grown without pesticides or fertilizers. The trouble is that food produced in these ways is expensive. If people want cheap food, factory farming will probably continue.

Answer 1

Pentru multi oameni idea unei ferme perfecte este aceea pe care o vezi deseori la reclamele de la televizor. Acestea arata campuri cu porumb, unul-doua cu vaci si oi pascand fericite, si gaini scurmand pamantul. Realitatea agriculturii moderne este foarte diferita in multe tari.

Fermele mici mai exista, dar cererea pentru produse ieftine a facut ca multi fermieri din Anglia sa utilizeze metode agricole intensive. Animale precum viteii, porcii si puii sunt tratati ca si cum ar fi pe o linie de productie intr-o uzina, asa ca termenul de “ferma industrializata” este foarte uzitat acum.

Un exemplu de agricultura industrializata este sistemul de “baterii cu gaini”. In trecut, gainile erau tinute toata ziua in ferme deschise. Li se permitea sa se miste in voie si sa zgarme si sa-si intinda aripile. Noapte erau inchise in cotete.

In zilele noastre, multe gaini din Anglia sunt inchise 24 de ore pe zi in custi de sarma de 50 pe 50 de cm sau “baterii” cu podele alunecoase. Intr-o cusca sunt puse 5 gaini, si custile sunt asezate cate 6 unele peste altele. Mii de gaini sunt tinute astfel intr-o singura cladire. Exista peste 33 de milioane de baterii de gaini in Anglia.

Bine-nteles, custile baterii sunt foarte curate si igienice. Gainilor le e cald si sunt in siguranta fata de pradatori, ca vulpile, dar ele sunt tinute in locuri foarte reduse ca spatiu. Ele nu pot sa-si intinda aripile, sau sa-si curete penele asa cum ar trebui. Podele de sarma sunt ascutite asa ca picioarele gainilor sunt de multe ori ranite iar ghearele rupte. Nu au nici un loc unde sa depuna oua. Nu exista nici un fir de pai de zgurmat sau ciugulit, asa ca ele le ciugulesc pe celelalte gaini si de multe ori sunt cu fara pene.

Majoritatea oamenilor prefer ideea – si gustul – de carne de animale crescute in libertate. Ei prefera produsele organice care sunt crescute fara pesticile sau ingrasaminte. Necazul este ca produsele obtinute in conditii ecologice sunt foarte scumpe. Daca oamenii vor mancare ieftina, probabil fermele industrializate vor exista in continuare.