Explores the issues surrounding the factory farming, meeting the world's demand for food, by placing opinions from a wide range of sources in a pro/con format. Features articles that express various perspectives on this topic.

chapter 1. Is factory farming necessary to meet the demand for food? -- 1. Factory farming can meet the world's demand for food / Jay Rayner -- 2. Small-scale farms can meet the world's demand for food / Sian Lewis -- 3. Support industrial slaughterhouses / James McWilliams -- 4. Factory farming is not efficient / Daniel Imhoff and Douglas Tompkins -- chapter 2. Is factory farming humane? -- 1. Factory farmed animals are horrifically mistreated / Leah Garces -- 2. Factory farmed animals are not mistreated / Jason Smith -- 3. Christians should avoid factory-farmed products / Charles C. Camosy -- 4. Factory farms have nothing to do with Christian values / Karen Graham -- chapter 3. Is factory farming safe? -- 1. Factory fish farming is bad for the environment / Wenonah Hauter -- 2. Factory fish farming is becoming more environmentally friendly / Lindsay Abrams -- 3. Factory farming : threat to human health, animals, environment / Rupesh Dutta -- 4. Factory farming spreads food-borne diseases / Michael Greger, as told to Kathy Freston -- 5. Alternatives to factory farming do not prevent foodborne diseases / Madhu Rajaraman -- 6. Factory farming threatens workers' health / Southern Poverty Law Center -- 7. Not all industrial food is evil / Mark Bittman.