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Battery hens need to stop (sloping wire floors increases egg production…
Battery hens need to stop
As some hens participate in hen pecking, bullying and even cannibalism
Beacuse
The hens need a discrete, private and enclosed nesting space to lay their eggs
yet
Battery hen companies ignore this basic natural instinct (nesting) of the hens
Because
'Ian Duncan, Chair in Animal Welfare at the University of Guelph, states that the most significant source of battery hen frustration is “undoubtedly the lack of nesting opportunity."'
Physiological stress levels are higher in birds
Because
The chickens are kept in extremely small spaces
Because
It is more cost effective for the company to put hens close together
However
Other animals such as pigs are kept in the same condition
Against animal rights
because
The hen's beaks are cut off in a process called debeaking. Which as it suggests is the searing off of the upper and lower beak
But
This causes tissue damage and nerve injury for the hens
However
Many companies still use this practice
Because
If the hen's beaks are seared off, than no hen can be injured by another hen physically
Male chickens are executed soon after birth
Because
'male chicks are generally considered unsuitable for meat production, and accordingly, are slaughtered following hatching' Male chickens are killed because of their lack of ability to lay eggs, and lack of size
Yet
Some male chicks can be used for reproduction
"These harmful practices ignore the research" that chickens can experience feelings such as 'pain, fear, anxiety, pleasure and enjoyment.'
yet
These practices are legal under the 'Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Domestic Poultry'
sloping wire floors increases egg production
But
'many experience chronic pain from the development of lesions and other foot problems'
Because
Increased egg production for the company, leads to more profit
But
This leads to extreme inactivity in the hens which can cause osteoporosis, bone fractures and potentially death
Because
Less Labour involved therefore cheaper eggs for the consumers
Stopping the Battery Hens will result in a loss of industry and more expensive eggs
Because
People who worked on Battery farms will lose their job
But
Most practices in the Battery Hen industry are automised therefore not many jobs are lost
There will be less caged eggs, resulting in other companies capitalising on this
Yet
61% of respondents have bought ‘free range’ or ‘humanely’ derived animal products on animal welfare grounds. Therefore the closure of Battery farms will only effect some consumers