45 Days in Hell: The Life and Death of a Broiler Chicken in the USA
What does the meat industry have to say about broiler chickens?
Is it more profitable to grow the biggest bird and have increased mortality...simple calculations suggest that it is better to get the weight and ignore the mortality.Avian Adviece, an industry journal (Winter 2003)
[B]roilers now grow so rapidly that the heart and lungs are not developed well enough to support the remainder of the body, resulting in congestive heart failure and tremendous death losses."Feedstuffs, an industry journal (May 26 1997)
Broiler chickens a health hassard?
High bacteria in poultry raises alarmUSA Today
Poultry recall expanded after bacteria is found at plantNew York Times
Half of store chickens found taintedBoston Globe
27.4 Million pounds of turkey and chicken recalled for listeria contaminationPhiladelphia Inquirer
Half of store chickens found taintedBoston Globe
Harmful bacteria found in chickensPittsburgh Post-Gazette
High level of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that cause food poisoningScience Daily
The documentary
- 45 Days in Hell: The Life and Death of a Broiler Chicken
- Animal advocacy organization Compassion Over Killing investigates the US broiler chicken industry. A 12-minute documentary showing hatching, factory farm life, slaughter and packaging.
Compassion Over Killing
COK is a nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. Working to end animal abuse since 1995, COK focuses on cruelty to animals in agriculture and promotes vegetarian eating as a way to build a kinder world for all of us, both human and nonhuman.Website COK
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