A WORLD FAR FROM TENDER

K i w i s e a t over
PER PERSON

PER YEAR

3 0 KGS

N E A RLY

s l a ught ere d for m e a t i n N e w Z e a l and e a ch ye ar.

CHICKENS

90 MILLI ON

O nc e re s er ve d for sp e c i a l oc c a s i ons , ch i cke n i s now on e of th e ch e a p e st a nd most popu l ar m e a ts . C h i cke ns s e l e c t i ve l y bre d for th e i r m e a t ( c a ll e d bro il ers' by produc ers ) are a mong th e worst tre a t e d a n i m a l s i n th e food i ndustr y, e ndur i ng shock i ng l y shor t a nd und e n i a b l y cru e l li ve s - a nd i t s h a p p e n i ng r i ght h ere i n N Z .

A GENETI C HORROR
M e a t ch i c kens have b e en

SELECTI VELY BRED FOR FAST GROWTH

and h i gh m e a t produc t i on
A D U LT SIZ E IN J U S T

R E A C HIN G

6 WEEKS

D u e to th e i r unnatural weight gain m e a t ch i cke ns are non-surv i vors eve n i f re s cu e d th ey usua ll y w ill not li ve l ong du e to th e i r poor g e n e t i c d i spos i t i on .

OVER

3 MILLI ON

Avera g e numb er of b i rds t ha t d i e every ye ar from he a l t h prob l e ms such a s he ar t and l ung f a il ure b e fore even re a ch i ng 6 w e e ks o l d .

of ch i ckens i n N Z c a n t eve n w a l k norm a ll y

38 %

T H E IR Y O U N G B O DI E S U N A B L E T O S U P P O RT T H E IR DIS T O RT E D B O D Y W E IG H T. AT JUST A FEW WEEKS OLD , MEAT CHI CKENS SPEND MOST OF THEIR TIME LYING DOWN.

A TALE OF A FACTORY FARM

N U M B E R O F BIR D S IN A T Y PI C A L WIN D O W L E S S B R O IL E R S H E D . MOST CHI CKENS KILLED FOR MEAT NEVER SEE THE LI GHT OF DAY, SPENDING THEIR LIVES IN INTENSE CONFINEMENT.

40 , 000

OVER

OF CHICKENS ARE FACTORY FARMED IN N E W Z E A L A N D

99 %

N Z C HIC K E N S A R E ROUTINELY FED ANTIBI OTI CS T O PR E V E N T DIS E A S E S T H AT S PR E A D R A PID LY IN O V E R C R O W D E D C O N DITIO N S . O V E R U S E O F A N TIBIO TIC S C A N M A K E T H E M L E S S E F F E C TIV E A N D ENDANGER HUMAN HEALTH.

19 BIRDS
PER S Q UARE M ETER

1 0 0 cm

Le g a l s tock i ng d ens i t y for m e a t ch i cke ns . A s th e b i rds grow , cond i t i ons d e t er i ora t e a nd sh e ds b e com e i ncre a s i ng l y overcrow d e d . Th e ch i cke ns are un a b l e to e xpre ss n a tura l b eh av i ours , such a s p erch i ng , fora g i ng , runn i ng a nd y i ng .

1 0 0 cm

THE PARENT BIRDS

CHICKENS ARE HATCHED FROM EGGS LAID BY PARENT BIRDS. B e c a us e of th e i r g en e t i c d i spos i t i on to put on w e i ght very qu i ck l y, p are nt b i rds are f e d a very re s tr i c t e d d i e t and c an suf f er s evere hung er and frus tra t i on .
C a tch i ng and transpor t of b i rds pr i or to s l aughter c an c aus e cons i d era b l e p a i n and d i stre ss . D i s l ocated h i ps , broken w i ngs and l egs and bru i s i ng are common occurrences .

SLAUGHTER
6 weeks old
A G E C HIC K E N S A R E KILL E D T H EIR E Y E S A R E S TILL B LU E T H E Y C H E E P LIK E B A B Y C HIC K S
A WIL D C HIC K E N S N AT U R A L LIF E S PA N W O U L D B E MORE THAN 10 YEARS.

They are chicks in an obese adul t body

A t th e s l aughterhous e ch i ckens are sha ck l e d ups i d e dow n , dra gg e d through an e l e c tr i e d w a ter b a th and b l e d by a n autom a t i c n e ck cut ter. Many are not stunned properl y and have their necks cut whilst full y conscious.

FREE RANGE BIRDS SUFFER TOO

1%
F re e ra ng e f a rm , N e w Z e a l a nd

LESS THAN

O F N Z C HIC K E N M E AT C OM ES FROM FRE E R A N G E F A RM S.

A l though fre e rang e an i m a l s m ay have b e t ter w e l fare cond i t i ons than fa c tor y farm e d , free range farms use the same poor breeding stock so many wel fare problems remain the

F re e ra ng e f a rm , N e w Z e a l a nd

WE E KS

2-3

The amount of t ime free range ch ickens may get in the i r li fet ime to go outs i de .

There are no i ndustr y st and ards or re gu l a t i ons re g ard i ng outs i d e are as , on l y tha t they must have som e a cc ess to outdoors some may never get outs i de .

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