Hello, how are you today? Do you know much about big farming?
I am doing well, Thanks! I don't know much about pig farming, other than that's where we probably get our bacon from!
Bacon is amazing, and so is pig farming. Today i'm going to tell you all about it.
oh! Great! how old are pigs when they are slaughtered. And I assume people use the pig for more than just bacon?
People use the pig for everything. Have you ever had a slim jim?
The type of American jerky invented by Adolph Levis in 1929? I have, I'm not a fan, really...
Yes, its a mixture of all the extra parts of every animal. It's truly disgustting.
That honestly sounds so vile! There's a market for it though! In the United States, ConAgra, the manufacturer of Slim Jim had revenues of 575 million!
Yes, so any extra parts of the pig goes into those things from the pig farms. Very vile.
, and heavy metals that can be toxic when ingested. Pig waste also contributes to groundwater pollution in the forms of groundwater seepage and waste spray, which is essentially the usage of a sprinkler to spray vats of pig waste into neighboring areas. The contents in the spray and waste drift have been shown to cause mucosal irritation, respiratory ailment, increased stress, decreased quality of life, and higher blood pressure. This improper way to get rid of waste is an attempt for CAFOs to be cost efficient. This presents an environmental
you how much a full-grown, male farm pig should weigh. I knew ‘Big,’ but when you’re a writer, you want to sound like you know what you’re talking about, so I actually went and spent some time."
And how long does it take Williams to research one of his books?
"That’s hard to say because the research is mostly something that is happening while I am writing. There are some cases where I know ahead of time that I’m going