Response to egg hatchery fallacy...?!


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Response to egg hatchery fallacy...?

I read someone going on about egg hatcheries killing off male chicks in the most inhumane ways possible including grinding them live for pet food. I find this difficult to believe in the USA since there are laws against it. Upon searching, most sites are biased and a lot of the information and pictures are from Germany. I did locate Agriculture Regulation Admin Order No. 12, part 17, sct. 6 states "17.6 Culled and excess chicks shall be disposed of in the most humane way possible. Thorough inspection shall be done to ensure that all birds are dead". Section 22 gives humane slaughter instructions/requirements.

http://www.da.gov.ph/agrilaws/ao2002/ao_...

Granted, it might not be ideal, but it is far from the horror portrayed.

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3 weeks ago
Oh yeah, appearently they used to sell they to broiler farms but the breed isn't right anymore. Shame. There is a theory that they might be raised to be slaughtered for animal feed but I didn't find any proof one way or another.


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3 weeks ago
Oh yeah, appearently they used to sell they to broiler farms but the breed isn't right anymore. Shame. There is a theory that they might be raised to be slaughtered for animal feed but I didn't find any proof one way or another.

Most places euthanize the chicks and sell them to wholesale pet food retailers. There are lots of places like smaller animal parks and zoos that us these chicks as food for the carnivorous animals, and it's much more sanitary than raising rats and mice to feed them.

Regardless of how anyone feels about animals or if you eat meat or not, there is no way to stop the common practices of the majority of the country. Vote for people who try to make a difference. Buy products that do not test on animals. Support causes that really care about animals and don't resort to terrorist actions to stop labs (you know what I'm talking about). Don't act as insane as the people that you claim are cruel to animals...it just makes you look bad and gives less of a voice for the reasonable people out there with the potential to help to hear you and want to do something about it.

well thats a relief... by no means convinces me to eat eggs.. but still atleast they acknowledge it enough to try and regulate.. just think... it was veggies like us who made them look twice im sure

right....and those workers get paid so well, i am sure they stick to the guidelines...




22.1 Care shall be observed at the farm level during catching of the chickens. Dim lights or blue lights shall be used when catching to reduce the struggling of the birds.

22.2 The hauling crate shall contain only the maximum recommended number of chickens.

22.3 The chickens shall not be roughly handled during catching.

22.4 Sufficient ventilation in transport vehicles shall be ensured.

22.5 The stacks of hauling crates shall be well spaced to provide ample air movement, while the chickens are at the live chicken docking area.

22.6 To avoid injury to the chickens, the chickens shall not be roughly handled while they are hang on the shackles.

22.7 The stunning machine shall be set appropriately to avoid prolonged struggling of and injury to the chickens.

22.8 Chickens shall be immediately bled after stunning and shall no longer be alive by the time they reach the scalding machine.



I especially like 22.6. Im sure glad we have these "humane" regulations.

I would think they could sell them to places that raise chickens to sell for meat.

Thank goodness practices such as you describe are being stopped. But we still have a ways to go - our meat animals such as poulty, cows, and pigs are raised in sanitary and well organized torture chambers. Chickens are crowded and don't get to express natural behaviors. Cows are fed excess amounts of grain on dry feed lots to the point where they get liver disease and ulcers. Pigs, who are very active and intelligent animals, are raised in pens too small to turn around in. This is not the way a moral country raises its animals.

Find a farmer - meet them - learn their values. Look at their animals. Learn about them. Pick a farmer whose values you share and then purchase meat and eggs from them. Its a small step but if everyone does this the commercial industry will get the message and clean up their act.

And btw - the meat and eggs you get direct from a natural farm will AMAZE you with their vibrant taste




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