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To make it worse: it's not millions of chickens, that live in appaling conditions and die horrible deaths. We kill around 50 billion chickens every year. That
by ahofmann 1y ago
To make it worse: it's not millions of chickens, that live in appaling conditions and die horrible deaths.
We kill around 50 billion chickens every year.
That is 137 million chickens every day. Chickens that are used for eating are alive for around 28 to 42 days. That are 3.8 to 5.7 billion chicken on any day.
The numbers might be slightly off, because chicken raised for eggs are alive longer (around a year).
- SapporoChris 1y agoThis is why I support whaling. One whale can feed many people, one chicken not so many. All whales harvested are free range.
- sethammons 1y agoOne whale takes much more time and energy than the equivalent food that comes from chicken. Much, much, much more efficient to eat chicken. Whales would entirely disappear if harvested at the same similar rates calories consumed.
- SapporoChris 1y agoIf it takes a little more effort to reduce suffering for animals then I'm okay with that. However, I do not support unsustainable hunting. Please have some charity and don't imply such.
- saagarjha 1y agoWhat is your solution to the problem posed above then?
- gora_mohanty 1y agoI wholly support this logic, and want it extended to humans: Soylent Green will be the next food craze
- shawn_w 1y agoChickens bred for eating ("meat birds") often can't live much past when they'd be slaughtered without massive health issues. They've been turned into freaks.
- nytesky 1y agoForced molting for egg layers is very cruel. Starvation and thirst to lose feathers and rebate egg laying. We only buy humane eggs when we can, and I believe organic doesn’t practice it either.