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Betty Is One of 488 Million Chickens Raised for Meat Each Year in Australia Alone.

Animals  (tags: Broiler chicken, suffering, inhumane )

Bea
- 114 days ago - animalsaustralia.org
She will be slaughtered at around just 6 weeks of age. In that time, due to selective breeding, Betty will grow at an unnaturally fast rate--nearly 3 times quicker than nature intended her to.
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Bea B. (175)
Tuesday May 6, 2008, 6:21 pm
This is not about animal right......
its about human wrongs!!!!!!!!!!!


The case for urgent reform in the way that animals and birds are raised for food is stated clearly by Matthew Scully in his book Fear Factories, the case for compassionate conservatism:

"We cannot just take from these creatures, we must give them something in return. We owe them a merciful death, and we owe them a merciful life."
The truth and ethical basis of this statement resonates. Without it, no system of farming can be considered justifiable.

There is nothing merciful about our current treatment of the 11 million laying hens in human ‘care’ or the 488 million chickens killed for their flesh in Australia each year.

Once again, industry codes of practice allows cruelty to these birds that would be illegal if done to a dog or a cat.

Once again, these animal industries that thrive on community ignorance...

It is time to Free Betty.




 

Linda M. (17)
Tuesday May 6, 2008, 11:32 pm
Thank you for raising the plight of 'broiler' chickens - a hideous life and death
 

Pamela Mendoza (112)
Wednesday May 7, 2008, 12:45 am
Do they think these birds feel know pain? This should be animal abuse. Why is it they do not think that this is a good thing to do? For the people that do eat chicken I would be scared to find out what is in them that could hurt someone. Unnatural chemicals that they give these chickens could make people sick and they would have know idea. Like un-natural hormones they inject cows with. these poor birds. Hope they have a better chance.
 
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