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FACTORY FARMING HORROR: CHICKEN PRODUCTION
Around 90 million chickens are slaughtered for their meat
each year. The majority of these birds are housed in large,
overcrowded, windowless sheds that each hold as many as
40,000 birds.
Chickens have been selectively bred for fast growth and high
meat production, reaching adult size in just six weeks. Tragically,
due to their unnatural weight gain, ‘meat chickens’ are non-
survivors – even if rescued they usually will not live long due totheir poor genetic makeup.
Chickens bred for their
meat (called ‘broilers’ by
producers) are among
the worst treated animals
in the food industry,
enduring shockingly short
and undeniably cruel lives
- and it’s happening right
here in New Zealand.
SHE CAN’T EVEN
Support HER
OWN WEIGHT
“I stopped eating chicken years
ago when I saw what chickens who
were bred for meat went through,
from their sad beginnings to their
cruel and premature end. Why
would anyone support an industry
that was so cruel to animals?”
Billy TK Jnr., Musician
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UNNATURAL LIVES
Intensively farmed chickens are packed closely together and have
little space to move. Each bird has a oor area less than the size
of an A4 sheet of paper. As the birds grow, conditions deteriorate
and sheds become increasingly overcrowded. The chickens never
get to go outside and experience sunlight or fresh air and are
unable to express natural behaviours, such as perching, foragingand running.
CRIPPLED AND DYING
The chickens’ fast growth leads to
severe stress and pain in their legs
and hips, affecting their ability to walk. Birds severely crippled and
deformed are killed or die of starvation and thirst, unable to reach
food or water. Thirty-eight per cent of chickens in New Zealand
cant even walk normally. By the time they reach slaughter weight,
at just 6 weeks old, they spend most of their time lying down.
Chickens raised for meat also have a high mortality rate compared
to laying hens of the same age. Approximately 10,000 birds die
EVERY DAY in New Zealand’s broiler sheds as a result of heart
failure, disease and afictions caused by the intensive methods of
production and health problems from selective breeding.
THE PARENT BIRDS
Chickens are hatched from eggs laid by parent birds (broiler
breeders). Because of their genetic disposition to put on weight
very quickly, parent birds are fed a very restricted diet
and can suffer severe hunger.
Hans Kriek
SAFE Executive director
“If, like me, you believe
that no animal deserves
to suffer endless
confnement, pain,
fear and stress, please
donate today”
Or you can make an online donation through online banking.
Account Number: SAFE 03 1558 0005198 01
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DONATE TO HELP CHICKENS
Your donation ensures SAFE continues to campaign against
factory farming in New Zealand.
Donate over $40 and receive a free SAFE shopping bag!
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• Avoid buying factory
farmed chicken products.
• Encourage your local shops,
and favourite restaurants and
cafes to stop using factory farmed
products.
• PLEASE DONATE TODAY
Your contribution is vital to stop
factory farming in New Zealand.
What about free range?
Free range chickens are given
more space but still suffer leg and
health problems due to their poor
genetics.
Post To: SAFE, PO BOX 13366, Christchurch 8141
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