Animals are also farmed and killed for other reasons, such as obtaining milk and eggs (e.g. killing male dairy cattle or male egg-breed chickens) or feathers, fur, skins or leather (e.g. ostriches, crocodilians,
Male chickens are deemed worthless, since they can’t lay eggs and are not suitable for meat production. So, within minutes after birth, they’re usually gassed and shredded in grinders. Several hundred million baby chickens are killed this way each year. Even if you had a personal score ...
Egg-laying chickens are perhaps the most abused of all farmed animals. Males born in this industry are killed on their first day of life, since they don’t lay eggs, while females are forced to spend nearly their entire lives in barren wire “battery” cages that are so small, they can...
In 2018,over 9 billionbroiler chickens were raised and killed for consumption in the US alone. That’s a staggering number! Chickens are selectively bred to gain weight as quickly as possible, from 1.5 ounces when they are born to 6-7 pounds in 50 days. “If humans converted food to mus...
In the farms cows are forced to give birth to collect the milk because the first milk is the best, because male calves will not grow up to produce milk, they are considered of little value to the dairy farmer and are sold for meat. Millions of these calves are taken away to be ...
but they also have a big voice. When you hear the mating noises of bobcats, it is easy to think someone is being killed. Even if you know it is a wild animal, you may assume they are fighting. Bobcats mate in late winter through early spring, so you are most likely to hear their...
Geese are ironical birds, always mocking themselves. It’s there in the eyes, the most expressive eyes of any bird. I know some chickens, emotionally complex and surprisingly playful animals, but a chicken looks at you through hard-rimmed jewels. The eyes of a goose, on the other hand, ...
To think animals like cows and chickens are here for aesthetic purposes. You’re not too high above them in the order obviously Reply Josh Trent says: at 3:37 pm thank you for posting that!!! 🙂 Reply Josh Trent says: at 3:39 pm You make salient points. In regards to the...
I'm just going to say it. Stephenie Meyer is not a good writer. Cue the defensive comments. Here are my three arguments against Twilight.
If, however, the blade misses the neck, the chicken will be fully conscious a couple minutes later when he’s dropped into the tank of scalding water used to remove feathers from the carcasses of freshly-killed birds. Considering producers kill tens of billions of chickens a year worldwide,...