Chicken production violates animal welfare & food safety standards
Sadly this is a harsh reality for more than 530 million chickens in India right now. You can help us reduce the suffering of chickens by signing our petition urging the government to take action: https://animalequality.in/action/chicken-production-violates-animal-welfare
Background: Animal Equality investigated several chicken farms and meat markets from Feb 2019 to Oct 2020 in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana which are known for their chicken production.
Chickens are fed antibiotics as growth promoters, because of the rapid unnatural weight gain their legs get crippled, they are sent on rigorous journeys to meat markets without food or water, at the meat markets there is no health inspection conducted on them and they are slaughtered in the most brutal ways.
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animal equality conducted an
investigation
into several chicken farms in
maharashtra gujarat
and andhra pradesh to expose the cruel
practices used in the process of chicken
production
the investigators observed that it is a
standard practice to give feed
laced with antibiotics to make the
chickens grow unnaturally fast
their legs get crippled because of the
excessive weight gain
they can't walk or reach their food or
water
many fall ill and die of starvation
while others die of heart attacks
or respiratory infections once they
reach their maximum weight
they are crammed into transport trucks
and sent on journeys
which last for hours sometimes days
without food or water at the meat market
they are crammed into small cages for
hours and sometimes
days without any food or water
many birds develop various infections
and diseases
there is no health inspection conducted
on the birds
their throats are slit and they are
thrown into a bin
left to die in agony
sadly this is the harsh reality for more
than 530 million chickens in india right
now
please request the government of india
to reduce the suffering of chickens
by introducing animal equality's
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