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).

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shawn_w 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

Chickens 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.

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nytesky 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Forced 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.

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SapporoChris 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

This is why I support whaling. One whale can feed many people, one chicken not so many. All whales harvested are free range.

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sethammons 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

One 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.

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SapporoChris 2 days ago | parent [-]

If 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 a day ago \| parent [-]
		What is your solution to the problem posed above then?

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gora_mohanty 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I wholly support this logic, and want it extended to humans: Soylent Green will be the next food craze