as a kid who has lived on a farm his whole life i just wanted to say that those astions are only those of huge companies that only wanna make a profit. on our farm we had sheep, pigs, horses, and cows. not one of them was treated badly. the pigs had the run of the yard, but also they must be kept in a small pen while birth for a day so that they dont eat the piglets, then they are let outside, but the big slaughter companies are keeping them their for good. i do think that the things there are cruel, and our cattle were always put down in a humain way, such as a drug casuing no pain. slitting thier throats is very cruel and should not happen. i can explain why dairy cows have bad feet, it is beacuse animals were meant to walk on grass, no concreat, which does ruin their feet. we have curently switched farming from beef to dairy. our claves are taken off the mothers but are not kept in cramped conditions, as i said before it is these huge compains who are in it for a profit, and i never eat veal. i am not a vegetarian but i do not agree with the way these anaimal are treated.