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damage to the environment, such as stench from the
freely express normal behavior without experiencing
wastewaterofstockbreeding,hasworsened.
discomfort”and“Animalsshallbefreefromfearand
Additionally, if nitrogen contained in the livestock’s
distress.” It is abstract in that standards are provided
excreta is carried to the sea, a “Dead Zone” is made.
very broadly, so it is difficult to regulate clearly and
ADeadZoneisanoxygen-depletedarea,socreatures
solveproblemswiththeseguidelines.
cannot live there. Greenpeace indicated the number
of Dead Zones around the world has increased by 75
Peopleindifferenttofixingthefactoryfarming
percentsince1992.Theseexamplesshowhowserious
system
environmentalpollutionhasbecomeduetounchecked
Many people are indifferent to the problems of the
anduntreatedlivestockexcretions.
factory farming system. For that reason, there are
notmanypeoplewhomakeeffortsforresolvingsuch
matters. Most do not take initiative besides people
Causes
who assert animal rights such as animal protection
Numerouslivestockfarmsthatonlyseekto
groups.
maximizeprofits
JangSeon-a,23-year-oldcollegestudent,saidthat“I
Livestockfarmshaveonlypursuedimmediategains
knew chickens lay eggs compulsorily in the narrow
and increased the number of animals incessantly.
space,butIwasnotwell-awarethatcruelerthingsare
According to the Korean Statistical Information
happening like the cutting of beaks and tails. I am
Service,thenumberofpigfarmsin2000decreasedby
very shocked.” Like this, many people do not know
109,587 as compared to 1990. On the other hand, the
about the problems of the factory farming system in
numberofpigsincreasedby3,686,361.Whatisworse
detail.Intheend,theyonlythinkabouttheirmealand
is that the number of pig farms in 2017 diminished
focusonpriceswhenconsumingmeatandeggs.
by 19,435 as compared with 2000, but the number
Meanwhile, in the national petition section of the
of pigs grew by 2,299,434. These numbers show the
Blue House website, a passage “Please improve the
number of pigs has increased substantially although
factory farm environment” was posted in October.
the number of pig farms has declined. Furthermore,
However, the number of people who participated in
it signifies that pig farms’ owners tried to make
thepetitiondidnotexceed30afteramonth.Thisisa
profits by ruthlessly maximizing pig production and
clear example showing that people do not take much
minimizingcosts.
interestinanimalwelfareissues.
Accordingly, livestock breeders only focus on
developing animals’ bodies by administering
Solutions
antibiotics and hormone injection to animals. As
such, livestock farms’ behaviors are a major cause of
Enforcingaphasedratingsystem
sufferingfortheseanimals’lives.
A phased rating system of animal welfare
certification can be a method for providing more
animalwelfareproductstoconsumers.
Governmentthatdoesnotstriveforanimal
welfare
The Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency (APQA)
Laws related to animal welfare in Korea are rather
has managed the mark of animal welfare since 2012.
weak unlike in Europe, where a powerful and
APQAonlyputsthemarkonproductsmadeinfarms,
detailed standard for solving the problems of factory
transportation vehicles and slaughterhouses which
farming system are presented. According to animal
passed authorized judgement. However, it is difficult
welfare’s major standard of the European Union,
forallfarmstoprogressanimalwelfareatthehighest
using impassable individual facilities is forbidden for
level as most of farms still implement the factory
calves older than 8-weeks. Above this, it prohibits
farmingsystem.
transporting newborn animals and females that are
Actually, only 1 percent of layer chicken and 0.3
lessthanone-weekpost-partum.
percentofpigsareraisedinsuchwelfarefarms.This
However, animal welfare’s stockbreeding standards
figure is very low as compared to England in which
inKoreaareonlyfilledwithbasiccontents.Article3,
53percentoflayerchickenand31percentofpigsare
“BasicPrinciplesforProtectionofAnimalism,”inthe
bredinwelfarefarms.Eventually,therearenotmany
Animal Protection Law includes that “Animals shall
certified products in the market. This results in the
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