That's what the cow becomes, too.
“Where does the poop go?” one boy asked. “And what happens to the cow when it gets old?”
“The waste helps grow food,” Mr. Natzke replied. “And that’s what the cow becomes, too.”
Another news article. Might have to sign up with NYtimes to read it. If it's a huge problem, I will cut and paste the article under a cut as well.
It's interesting that this stuff is coming up much more often in the news (at least, seems like it is to me,) and yet the people interviewed in this article have no idea how to solve this problem. It's nice that they are pointing to a human rights issue involved with factory farming (although they never explicitly say it,) but I do wish they would at least make a side note that some people stop eating meat/dairy/etc for this very reason. :|