TED Talks Daily How to end factory farming | Lewis Bollard
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Sep 5, 2025 
Lewis Bollard, a farm animal welfare champion, exposes the hidden horrors of factory farming and the misleading 'all natural' labels on products. He shares his eye-opening visit to a slaughterhouse, emphasizing the urgent need for consumer awareness. Through personal stories, he highlights how individual advocacy can spark change in the meat industry. Bollard urges listeners to rethink their food choices and advocates for technology-driven reforms to promote ethical treatment of animals and a sustainable food system.
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From Family Farm To Shocking Markets
- Lewis Bollard grew up on a small New Zealand sheep farm and contrasted that life with what he later saw in live-animal markets in Hanoi.
- He used personal visits and contacts to discover hidden conditions in slaughterhouses that shaped his mission to reform factory farming.
Gaining Access Through A Worker
- Lewis Bollard recounted befriending a slaughterhouse worker named Liam who helped him visit restricted facilities.
- He described seeing injured pigs arrive and learning they were breeding sows locked in gestation crates for years.
Factory Farming Thrives In The Dark
- Bollard argues consumers never chose factory farming; the industry replaced family farms and obscured production methods.
- He highlights laws like ag-gag that criminalize documenting conditions, keeping abuse hidden from the public.