10,000 Birds

JANUARY 8, 2012

No doubt the weather has something to do with it; Rochester, NY may historically be one of the United States’ snowiest metropolitan areas, but we’ve been basking in almost vernal weather. As promised, I watched Falcons get plucked, pinioned, and debeaked this weekend. Don’t you agree?

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Debeaking Atlanta 2011 United States 164

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

Since chickens of the strain raised for meat production aren't typically raised in cages, the label "free roaming chicken" can legally be applied to chickens that were painfully debeaked and then permanently confined in an overcrowded shed with 100,000 other chickens each of whom had 7/10 of a square foot of floor space.

Factory 40

Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 20, 2008

In addition, the animals are subjected to excruciating mutilations – including branding, dehorning, debeaking, tooth pulling, tail docking, and castration – all performed without anesthesia. The noxious fumes from the accumulated urine and feces cause lung problems in many of the animals.

Vegetarian 40

Vegetarian Meat Lacto-Ovo Ethics 40