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**__Humans - A Self Destructive Species__**



We as humans are one of the few species who commit self-destructive behaviors throughout our lifetime, as well as violent and destructive behavior to other species and our own species. We claim to be the most evolved species for we can think rationally; however our irrational behavior points otherwise: Also, humans commit a great amount of destruction within their own species because of competition and desires such as greed and lust. These desires also point towards the destruction we bring to the environment because we act in selfish ways which are seemingly best and most convenient for our desires. Although animals do commit some of these behaviors as well, it is mainly humans who do so and who bring about the most destruction.

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Here's a link to LiveScience's list of the 10 most destructive human behaviors: []

Some ways you can help save these poor animals 1. Become a vegetarian (or a weekday vegetarian) 2. Buy "Cage-Free Eggs" (eggs from cage-free chicken farms) 3. Overall lower your meat intake and eat some vegetarian meals instead Factory Farming is bad for the environment too! [] [] [] []
 * __FACTORY FARMING__**
 * Many people picture farms as the stereotypical Old Macdonald happy and friendly farming. However, this is quite the opposite in most of the United States' farms. About 90% of the U.S.' farms are factory farms, which are farms that keep their animals indoors and confine them to restricted movement. This practice began in the 1940's as it was a means of faster meat production. As time went on farms got smaller but contained more and more animals (there are now 500,000 chickens per egg farm!). The poor living conditions of these farm animals was originally against the animal cruelty law but in 1961 the law was changed to exclude farm animals. Some cruel practices inside the farms include gestation crates and cages that confine the animals into an extremely small living area that a terrible place to live in. While some places, such as Europe and some U.S. states (Florida, Arizona, Colorado, and some others) have banned these crates, the practice is still used in many other places and needs to be completely abolished worldwide. Factory farming is all together a terrible and cruel practice that should be made illegal as soon as possible.**