The world’s biggest animal cruelty problem, explained in one chart

Synopsis:

This constant tinkering with the genetics and reproductive systems of farmed animals has enabled the livestock industry to squeeze more food out of each animal and make meat, milk, and eggs cheaper, thereby increasing consumption of these foods — a vicious cycle that has led to animal suffering on an unfathomable scale.

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