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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 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. 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.

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. Intensive Farming

Room to behave naturally! Free Range farm

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.

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. Intensive Farming

Better free and together! Free Range farm

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.

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. Intensive Farming

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.

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. Intensive Farming

Space to swim freely! In the wild

Glossary Intensive – concentrated Free range – farm animals that roam freely Rummaging – searching, digging

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