Donkey Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 In the United States, more than 300 million laying hens produce eggs, the majority of whom are confined in small, wire cages known as "battery cages." These "battery hens" suffer from a number of debilitating welfare problems, including the thwarting of natural behaviors, bone weakness and breakage, feather loss, and numerous diseases. The life of a battery hen begins in a commercial hatchery, where thousands of chicks are hatched in industrial incubators. Male chicks are of no value to the egg industry and are killed shortly after birth, usually by gassing, crushing, or suffocation. The female chicks have part of their beaks seared off with a hot blade. This "beak trimming" is performed without anesthesia or analgesia. Chickens have pain receptors in their beaks, and research has shown that hens likely experience both acute and chronic pain as a result of "beak trimming." After this procedure, the chicks are transported to indoor egg farms and placed in battery cages. Each wire battery cage normally houses three to ten hens. A typical U.S. egg farm contains thousands of cages at an average density of 59 square inches of space per bird (just over half the area of a letter-sized sheet of paper). Hens need an average of 72 square inches just to stand erect, 178 inches to preen, 197 inches to turn around, and 291 inches to flap their wings. Thus, hens in battery cages cannot perform any of these important natural behaviors, nor can they perch, preen, dustbathe, or nest. As a consequence, hens show signs of severe frustration and low welfare. Battery cages contribute to a number of health problems, including uterine prolapse (when the uterus is pushed outside the body of a hen), foot disorders caused by the slanted wire floors of most battery cages, and Fatty Liver Hemorrhagic Syndrome. Because a large amount of calcium goes into egg production, almost all battery hens suffer from osteoporosis, which is exacerbated by lack of exercise in cages. At the end of their laying cycle, most hens in U.S. egg factory farms are "forced molted," or purposefully starved for 10 to 14 days, to induce another laying cycle. Forced molting can double the mortality of a flock and is believed to cause significant suffering among birds. After the second laying cycle, battery hens are gathered and transported to slaughter plants. At the plants, the hens are shackled by their legs and hung upside-down on a long conveyer belt. Shackling often breaks the hens' fragile bones; by the time of slaughter, close to half of the birds have suffered broken bones. The hens are then submerged into an electrified water bath, which is supposed to render them unconscious, but many birds have their throats slit while fully conscious. Birds are not protected by the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act and are thus not required to be unconscious before being killed. Standard industry practices cause battery hens to experience both acute and chronic pain. The treatment of these animals would be illegal if anti-cruelty laws applied to farmed animals. But, profits have taken priority over animal welfare. http://www.eggindustry.com/cfi/report/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Some1 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Dem gat dang hippies over takin dis board I cain't stands it! Oh p.s. I just got bulk shipment of 3 dozen eggs at Sam's club for the price of 1 dozen...WHOOOT THANKS BATTERY HENS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i like to eat chickens and their eggs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earmuffs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i like to eat chickens and their eggs co-signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 co-signed the co-signed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 co-signed the co-signed that got co-signed. Them things is delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 people constantly bitch about animal cruelty in fucking food production. I'll beat the living shit out of a 6 year old with downs if it means all of my meals are gonna taste delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOU Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I want to go kill an animal, skin it, cook it and eat it. Kids should have to kill their food when young and if you can't get with it then be a veggie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkey Posted March 27, 2008 Author Share Posted March 27, 2008 Thats hard gliks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iloveboxcars Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 black people are to george bush as chickens are to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezpot Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 It sucks that they can't fly and taste so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeCrOpHeLiAc Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 That Sucks, However I Dislike Knowing The Fact That The Food Im Eating Got Tortured In The Proccess Into My Digestive System... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milk Grenades Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 do you prefer people to make chickens house pets, bathe them, dress them up in cute little clothes and teach them tricks? would that make you feel better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 actually, fuck it. I'd eat a 6 year old with downs if that nigga tasted delicious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 the burners in the stash.....we bout the cash... we got females they got it like that.... the golden childs that bone the crowd see niggas in the place that bit my style Well i'm singer a dancer a dancer we bulletproof broovas Wu Tang gots the answer. if i had the chance to do it again i will still keep the heat in my pants up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Huxtable. Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T ReXXX Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I just cooked some eggs up. Mmmm...chicken period. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 man.... i sat in on some eco terrorist vegan lecture a few years back... these people were out there bad.... calling people out for having leather nikes.... I will never forget this bitch talking about chicken eggs being... fuck i lied... i did forget... she said it was nothing but hen menstrual discharge.... Bitch fucked up eggs for me for life..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceLeroy Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 this makes me not want to ever eat eggs or chicken again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezpot Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I bet if humans can't control wild breeding of domestic animals we'll all be eating roasted kitten in 50 years. Don't forget to spay or neuter your pet or we'll eat them too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porcelain Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i know its late but im about to make some french toast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geezpot Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 I thought it was renamed Freedom toast? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire15 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Dont forget your freedom fries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayabusa Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 i ate 5 eggs today im doing my part what are you doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
le junk Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 fuck "cruelty." who cares. those birds are filthy. i only eat veal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bojangles Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Too much reading but I really like deviled eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowDown Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Damn, I come on this site to get away from work and here it is. More work related junk. Watcha wanna know about Eggs, or Frozen Food for that matter? I got you covered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcs Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 fuck chicken... i only eat rib tips... lots of rib tips....Bloody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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