Unfortunately, most people do not see the connection between eating meat and encouraging animal abuse. Animal abuse is generally described as any act or omission that causes unnecessary or unreasonable harm to an animal. Animals like chickens, pigs, cows and turkeys are confined in tight cages around the clock, without fresh air or sunlight. In the cages, the animals are brutally attacked and tortured by factory workers (PETA). The cows are impregnated several times every four months and boosted with hormones so they can produce more milk. Most animals often face stress, various diseases and contamination in their stables due to the congested area. Chickens are given hormones that cause their body mass to grow rapidly, but their muscles do not grow as much as the body mass. As a result, chickens cannot stand or walk properly and are unable to compete with others for food; leading to death. Furthermore, when cows are useless, they are taken to slaughterhouses where their throats are cut with a knife, while they are still conscious (PETA). Animals endure all this abuse for the taste of our mouths. Most people don't think about these inhumane practices when buying meat from