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- Confining up to 23 chickens per square metre in indoor sheds prior to slaughter.
- Causing harm and suffering to chickens by selective breeding and high growth feed which results in unnaturally rapid growth, bone deformities, fractures, hip dislocations, and diseases. Professor John Webster of the University of Bristol School of Veterinary Science: " Broilers are the only livestock that are in chronic pain for the last 20% of their lives"
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- Causing an animal unnecessary pain
- Failing to provide adequate exercise
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| Victims |
- 420 million chickens each year
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