• usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml
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    18 hours ago

    They really don’t understand the structure of the poultry industry. The genetics are controlled by Tysons and Aviagen who breed around 90 to 99% of all chickens in the industry in the US (similarly high globally). Primarily the Cobb 500 and Ross 308 which are both fast growing. They do it this way because the industry wants their super fast growth at the expense of their health

    Fast-growing chickens that make up almost all the industry are already known to be at a higher risk of illness and have a worse immune system. They have all kinds of other health issues from difficulty walking to hock burns

    The methods of mass killing on disease detection are also quite cruel too I should add, but this administration don’t seem to be too concerned about that. Look up ventilation shutdown and foam depopulation if you want more info on that

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      The methods of mass killing on disease detection are also quite cruel

      The way these people treat humans… I doubt they care how they treat animals. I’ve seen enough of how the factory farming industry “cares” for animals to not want to see how they do mass cullings.