I think factory farming of animals should be banned. If people can't afford free range then they should get used to eating less meat. 100yrs ago meat was more of a treat. Daily chicken or sausage is not a right, there is no reason that we should be trying to keep down the price of fried chicken.
I totally agree.
We pay much too little for our food and we expect much too much in return.
Also there are massive problems that stem from this.
1. Animal welfare (we're building and have built mega-barns that house 2 million chickens, or 20,000 pigs per barn.)
2. Environmental concerns (slurry run-off getting into rivers, ground water tables, etc)
3. Disease and antibiotic resistance (cows etc are routinely fed anti-biotics in their food just as preventative measure, given bacteria much better chance of becoming resistant..)
4. Loss of habitats around the world to increase meat production
So many issues borne of a desire to eat far too much meat.