Poltry

 

HowBig is the Chicken Factory Farming Problem?

Modern factory farming has a serious animal welfare issue.  And it’s exemplified by the large-scale mistreatment of birds.

 

In America alone, 9 billion chickens are raised and slaughtered for food every year.¹

 

Chickens raised on factory farms for meat (typically referred to as broiler chickens) live crammed into dark, crowded sheds. 

Though the meat industry may hope to evoke cheerful images of birds roaming in open fields, the fact is that 99.9% of chickens used for meat live on factory farms.²

 

The industry denies these birds natural light and fresh air.  And it keeps them in feces-infested spaces that make fertile breeding grounds for disease.

 

Though chickens’ natural lifespan can be several years, companies breed these “broiler” chickens to reach full size when they are still very young.

 

Companies then slaughter these birds at just weeks old.