A Rooster ought to get to be, what he was meant to be, if only for a little while...The recent undercover expose about life and death in America's large Chicken hatcheries is mind boggling, disturbing and oh so sad. Especially for those of us who really know and love Chickens.
A disturbing piece of footage depicting newly hatched male chicks being culled out and flung, fluffy and full of life, into an oversize macerating meat grinder. These are the kinds of things that go on every single day in the commercial meat farming industry. Business as usual. We need to be aware that someone suffers and loses when we buy meat, eggs and dairy from a cooler in the supermarket. I am not necessarily suggesting that we all become vegans--although that would be great--but we need to become more aware and respectful of the sacrifice that is made by the animals we eat. We need to support ethical farming practices and be willing to do without sometimes. Voting with our dollars is the clearest message that we can send. Big industry follows where we lead, lets get informed and change the way businesses is done. There just has to be a better way!
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