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Chicken on your plate led short, but a life full of brutalities

Chicken on your plate led short, but a life full of brutalities

The next time you order a chicken meal, consider this. A study of chicken farms in Maharashtra, Delhi and Haryana revealed that birds reared for meat spend short and brutal lives. A survey by a…
Chickens Used for Food

Chickens Used for Food

Chickens are arguably the most abused animals on the planet. In the United States, approximately 9 billion chickens are killed for their flesh each year, and 305 million hens are used for their eggs. The vast…
Ads for climate-damaging meat set to be banned in this Dutch city

Ads for climate-damaging meat set to be banned in this Dutch city

The Dutch city of Haarlem is putting a ban on meat advertisements in public spaces, in what is being hailed as a world first. The ban, which is hoped to come into force in 2024,…
WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR CHICKENS IN FACTORY FARMS?

WHAT IS LIFE LIKE FOR CHICKENS IN FACTORY FARMS?

If you eat chicken or eggs, and you’re not raising the chickens yourself, then you’re more or less guaranteed to—unknowingly—be consuming products from birds who spent their lives on factory farms. (In the US, there…
India’s cruelty towards chickens is unbearably horrifying

India’s cruelty towards chickens is unbearably horrifying

According to news reports, last month’s (September) downpour in Telangana caused the death of 40,000 chickens. In one news report, the “losses” mentioned are only in relation to the farmers and their incomes. As important as…