state i'm in: in remission from CV studies.
tune: brand new heavies "let's do it again".
cage hens in australia have something to look forward to beginning next year. 10 square centimetres more space within which to crap and lay. the new standards will give each bird 550 square centimetres - better than the previous minimum standard of 450 square centimetres. nevertheless, this means that the chicken has space amounting to less than a piece of A4 paper, for its entire adult life, approximately 70 weeks.
whilst people are buying fewer cage eggs than ever, almost three quarters of the eggs commercially farmed still come from battery hens.
unfortunately not all chickens will be alive to enjoy these new luxuries. here's one...
a hen found long dead in a battery farm. her claws had grown around
the wire and immobilised her. she starved to death
because she could not reach the food.
the other hen in the cage used the rotting body as a nest to lay her egg.
many eggs are seen on dead bodies. these can roll free
and end up in our supermarkets. tasty.
moral of the story? don't buy cage eggs!because she could not reach the food.
the other hen in the cage used the rotting body as a nest to lay her egg.
many eggs are seen on dead bodies. these can roll free
and end up in our supermarkets. tasty.
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images: http://www.animal-lib.org.au
2 comments:
Why is it that people still buy cage eggs- for what saving a few dollars?- I refuse to buy them. It makes me sad that we can stand by and let little chickens live like that. The world needs happy chickens..
go forth hens and be happy!
happy hens and tasty eggs for all...
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