Post by Fred Nelson on Apr 16, 2005 22:04:34 GMT -5
Chickens are inquisitive and interesting animals who are thought to be as intelligent as cats, dogs, and even primates. When in their natural surroundings, rather than on factory farms, they form friendships and social hierarchies, recognize one another, care for their young, and enjoy a full life of dustbathing, making nests, roosting in trees, and more.
The more than 750 million chickens raised each year for KFC's restaurants aren�t able to do any of these things. They are crammed by the tens of thousands into sheds that stink of ammonia fumes from accumulated waste and given barely enough room to move (each bird lives in a space about the size of a sheet of paper). They routinely suffer broken bones from being bred to be top-heavy, being subjected to callous handling (workers roughly grab birds by their legs and stuff them into crates), and being shackled upside-down at slaughterhouses. Chickens are often still fully conscious when their throats are cut and when they are dumped into tanks of scalding-hot water to remove their feathers. When they're killed, chickens are still babies, not yet 2 months old out of a natural life span of more than 10 years.
In May 2001, KFC's parent company, Yum! Brands, claimed that it intended to "raise the bar" on animal welfare, but to date, KFC has done nothing to address the most egregious animal cruelty in the chicken industry.
Chickens are probably the most abused animals on the planet. They have their sensitive beaks seared off with hot blades and are crammed into tiny cages with the decomposing remains of other birds. Hundreds of thousands are left to starve to death, and huge numbers die as a result of long journeys in extreme weather conditions. Basically, any and all abuse is allowable when it comes to chickens, who are, in fact, remarkable animals with distinct personalities and intelligence that, if allowed to develop, is as advanced as that of cats and dogs. Most importantly, they feel pain, just as we do.
Anyone who understands the amount of suffering that goes into a bucket of KFC's chicken wings would scoff at the idea that the company has done near enough to improve animal welfare and decrease abuse. KFC is in for a long battle; consumers who are concerned about cruelty to animals will not forgive the company for its insensitivity to the suffering of animals until Yum! commits to substantial improvements in the way that animals raised for its restaurants live and die.
Baby steps are not enough. Committee meetings are not enough. Vague "principles" are not enough. Nothing short of comprehensive, international, mandatory supplier guidelines (the very guidelines that its own "principles" embrace) will be enough to significantly improve the lives of the more than 750 million chickens killed each year for KFC.
The more than 750 million chickens raised each year for KFC's restaurants aren�t able to do any of these things. They are crammed by the tens of thousands into sheds that stink of ammonia fumes from accumulated waste and given barely enough room to move (each bird lives in a space about the size of a sheet of paper). They routinely suffer broken bones from being bred to be top-heavy, being subjected to callous handling (workers roughly grab birds by their legs and stuff them into crates), and being shackled upside-down at slaughterhouses. Chickens are often still fully conscious when their throats are cut and when they are dumped into tanks of scalding-hot water to remove their feathers. When they're killed, chickens are still babies, not yet 2 months old out of a natural life span of more than 10 years.
In May 2001, KFC's parent company, Yum! Brands, claimed that it intended to "raise the bar" on animal welfare, but to date, KFC has done nothing to address the most egregious animal cruelty in the chicken industry.
Chickens are probably the most abused animals on the planet. They have their sensitive beaks seared off with hot blades and are crammed into tiny cages with the decomposing remains of other birds. Hundreds of thousands are left to starve to death, and huge numbers die as a result of long journeys in extreme weather conditions. Basically, any and all abuse is allowable when it comes to chickens, who are, in fact, remarkable animals with distinct personalities and intelligence that, if allowed to develop, is as advanced as that of cats and dogs. Most importantly, they feel pain, just as we do.
Anyone who understands the amount of suffering that goes into a bucket of KFC's chicken wings would scoff at the idea that the company has done near enough to improve animal welfare and decrease abuse. KFC is in for a long battle; consumers who are concerned about cruelty to animals will not forgive the company for its insensitivity to the suffering of animals until Yum! commits to substantial improvements in the way that animals raised for its restaurants live and die.
Baby steps are not enough. Committee meetings are not enough. Vague "principles" are not enough. Nothing short of comprehensive, international, mandatory supplier guidelines (the very guidelines that its own "principles" embrace) will be enough to significantly improve the lives of the more than 750 million chickens killed each year for KFC.
pricks! cocksucker and evil fucks 
