Transcript Sustainable Farming File

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In this lesson we will look at
the difference between how
animals are treated on
intensive and free range
farms.
Nowadays many farms are designed to
produce the greatest amount of meat, eggs
and dairy at the lowest possible cost.
However, ‘intensive’ farming comes at a
high cost to the animals themselves, when
their most basic needs, clean air, sunshine
and freedom from pain, are denied them.
Chickens like to wander
around a wide area,
under the cover of trees
and plants to keep them
safe from their enemies,
and scratch the ground
for insects and seeds.
Chickens like going round in a group. They have a
pecking order - some of them are more important
than others. Cockerels (males) call the hens
(females) by clucking in a high voice when they find
food.
Intensive
Farming
In some farms chickens live in overcrowded sheds.
They have no space to move around. They never go
outside, and never see sunlight. Their bedding is
rarely changed.
Sometimes their legs collapse under the weight of
their bodies.
Free
Range
farm
Room to behave naturally!
Many people think that pigs are greedy and dirty,
and don’t realise how intelligent they are. Did you
know that they have an excellent sense of smell?
Pigs eat plants and small animals. They love to spend
time rummaging amongst leaves and grass for
roots, fruit and flowers.
Intensive
Farming
In many farms, pigs are kept in metal crates when
they are ready to give birth and are suckling their
piglets. Sows are not in a position to make nests for
their piglets, and the crates are so narrow that it is
very difficult for them to turn round.
Free
Range
farm
Better free and together!
Cows would naturally roam across grasslands,
grazing on grass. This way they can live for twenty
years or more. On a farm they are lucky if they live
for five years.
Intensive
Farming
Some dairy cows are kept on concrete floors with hardly any
straw, so it’s uncomfortable for them to stand or lie down.
Their milk is heavy and can make walking difficult. For these
two reasons, many cows are lame. Calves are taken away from
their mothers soon after they are born. This makes them
very unhappy.
Lovely fresh air!
Free
Range
farm
Fish normally swim great distances at sea.
They have wonderful senses, especially taste, smell
and colour vision. They have special sensors that can
feel currents and nearby fish.
They have excellent long term memories and
problem solving abilities. They also feel pain, fear
and stress.
Intensive
Farming
Did you know that about half the fish you eat comes
from fish farms where large numbers of fish are
kept in crowded tanks?
In the tanks they are forced to swim in circles, and
rub against each other. They sometimes have hardly
enough oxygen to breathe. They suffer from more
disease, stress and injuries than fish in the wild.
In the
wild
Space to swim freely!
Glossary
• Intensive – concentrated
• Free range – farm animals that roam
freely
• Rummaging – searching, digging
The Learning Activities Document
completes this lesson:
•Devising a Questionnaire
•Visiting a supermarket
•Food wastage survey
•Tips for using leftovers
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