r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/James_Fortis • Sep 08 '26

Video This is the largest single-building pig farm in the world. At 26 storeys high, it can slaughter 1.2 million pigs per year. It was built in Ezhou, China, to help the country's exploding demand for pork. Pork is China's most popular meat, with the country consuming nearly half of global pork demand.

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 08 '26

Lol all animals arent raised like this,you can get meat from actual free range farms

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u/Ishirkai Sep 08 '26

Something like 98% of livestock (in the US, at least) is factory farmed. If you want free range farms to be adopted en masse, meat consumption has to go down massively.

Edit: my bad, i got the number wrong. It's 99%.

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 09 '26

0% of goats raised in my country are factory farmed,so technically I havent eaten a single factory farmed animal other than chicken

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u/Ishirkai Sep 09 '26

As I mentioned elsewhere, goats aren't exactly the most popular meat in the world. If they were as widely consumed as beef or pork, you would have the same problem.

Like if what you say is true, then great, I'm happy your meat consumption is more ethical. But that would not be possible were you to consume any of the most popular meats, which is the problem being discussed here.

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 09 '26

I gave my own example to prove it that it is possible,if corporate interests are removed

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u/Ishirkai Sep 09 '26

Except it's not just about corporate interest, but raw demand, and you clearly don't have an answer for the latter.

This is hopeless. From this chain and the two others we're talking in, it's clear you don't know what you're even talking about.

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 09 '26

It falls under factory farmed because they are processed in factories,because you guys get your meat in packages,doesnt mean the animal was raised in the factory

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u/Ishirkai Sep 09 '26

That's straight up not what "factory farm" means, don't make shit up. The link I posted refers to a proper definition of factory farming, which it uses

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 09 '26

No what I meant was people think of all factory as what is shown in the video which is just not true,the link you posted defines factory farming as concentrated animal feeding operations for more than 45 days in such places,but what is defined as concentrated,on any farm the animals will have some concentration

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u/Ishirkai Sep 09 '26 edited Sep 09 '26

"Concentrated animal feeding operation" also has a meaning, and it's not just "any building with some concentration of animals". Specifically, it's a confined operation (effectively a large, windowless industrial building) where at least 1000 animal units are fed for at least 45 days a year. One animal unit is equivalent to 1000 pounds of that animal.

Genuinely, if you don't know something don't just guess and make stuff up that suits your views. Actually to look it up. You're spouting nonsense.

Edit: I'm blocking this guy, but to respond to his question below - the square footage is not part of the definition, and can vary. If they think people are making facilities large enough for some sort of indoor free roaming, though, they're deeply misguided.

Also, Google exists.

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u/PoolAlternative2333 Sep 09 '26

Your source didnt clarify the number of animals,well 1000 animals in how large of a place,in sq feet??