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Poultry farming is the practice of raising poultry, such as chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, as a subcategory of animal husbandry, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. It requires small capital and provides additional income and job opportunities to a large number of rural population in the shortest possible time. The vast majority of poultry are farmed using factory farming techniques; according to the Worldwatch Institute, 75 per cent of the world’s poultry meat, and 70 per cent of eggs are produced in this way.
The contrasting method of poultry farming in free range and friction between the two main methods, has led to long term issues of ethical consumerism. Opponents of the factory farming argue that it harms the environment and creates health risks, as well as abuses animals. In contrast, proponents of factory farming highlight its increased productivity, stating that the animals are looked after in state-of-the art confinement facilities and are happy; that it is needed to feed the growing global human population; and that it protects the environment.