International Respect for Chickens Day May 4, 2011 by Joanna K
Ara Chickens are the most abused animals on the planet. percent
of these animals spend their lives in total confinement--from
the moment they hatch until the day they are killed. Chickens
raised on factory farms never have the chance to do anything
that is natural or important to them. A baby chick on a factory
farm will never be allowed contact with his or her parents, let
alone be raised by them. These chickens are deprived of the
chance to take dust baths, feel the sun on their backs, breathe
fresh air, roost in trees, or build nests. Chickens raised for
their flesh, called "broilers" by the chicken industry, spend
their entire lives in filthy sheds with tens of thousands of
other birds, where intense crowding and confinement lead to
outbreaks of disease. They are bred and drugged to grow so large
so quickly that their legs and organs can't keep up, making
heart attacks, organ failure, and crippling leg deformities
common. Many become crippled