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For many people, the idea of a perfect farm is the one you 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, ideea unei ferme perfecte este una pe care o vezi des in reclame la televizor. Acestea arata campuri de porumb, una sau doua vaci si oi pascand fericite, gaini scormonind in ograda. Realitatea fermei moderne este foarte diferita in multe tari. 
Fermele mici exista intr-adevar, dar cererea pentru mancare ieftina a obligat multi fermieri din Mare Britanie sa foloseasca metode intensive de agricultura. Animale precum viteii, porcii sau gainile sunt tratate ca pe linia de productie dintr-o fabrica. Astfel a ajuns sa fie folosit termenul de "ferma industralizata".
Un exemplu de ferma industrializata il reprezinta sistemul bateriilor de gaini. In trecut, gainile erau tinute pe terenul fermei pe durata zilei. Se puteau misca liber, puteau zgarma pamantul si isi puteau intinde aripile. Noaptea erau bagate in cuibar.  
In ziua de azi, majoritatea gainilor din Marea Britanie sunt tinute inchise 24 de ore pe zi in custi sau baterii, 50 pe 50 cm, cu podele in panta. O cusca contine 5 gaini si pana la 6 custi sunt puse unele peste altele. Mii de gaini sunt tinute astfel intr-o singura cladire. Sunt peste 33 milioane de gaini crescute in baterii in Marea Britanie. 
Bineinteles, aceste baterii sunt foarte curate si igienice. Gainile sunt incalzite si ferite de predatori cum ar fi vulpile, dar sunt tinute intr-un spatiu foarte mic. Nu pot da din aripi si le sunt taiate ghearele. Nu au un loc linistit unde sa poate face oua. Nu au paie pe care sa il poata zgarma sau ciuguli, asa ca ciugulesc celelate gaini si cateodata le cad toate penele. 
majoritatea oamenilor prefera ideea - si gustul - carnii de animale care au fost lasate sa se miste in voie in aer liber. De asemenea, prefera produse organice crescute fara pesticide sau fertilizatori. Problema este ca mancarea produsa astfel este scumpa. Daca oamenii vor mancare ieftina, fermele industrializate vor continua probabil sa existe.