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ivy is birdposting Ⓥ

🤫 shh, she's sleeping! 😴

she's a "broiler" hen: a chicken raised specifically for meat production. these are the bbq chickens you'll see at grocery stores in those black plastic containers.

they're genetically modified to grow to massive sizes, very rapidly, and are typically slaughtered at only 4-6 weeks of age. the unnaturally fast growth leaves them susceptible to a vast array of health conditions. those who succumb to these conditions or simply aren't expected to grow fast enough are gassed, ground up, or thrown out alive.

those who are unlucky enough to survive live in tightly packed, artificially lit factory farms, essentially wading in their own waste until slaughter. because their environments aren't cleaned for their entire lives, the buildup of ammonia constantly burns their skin and irritates their respiratory system. most will never experience fresh air in their lungs or the feeling of sunlight on their faces.

during slaughter, they're hung roughly by their legs onto the automated shackle line, dipped into the electric stun bath, with any birds who lift their heads proceeding fully conscious, and then have their throats cut open by a rotating blade. a worker stands by with a knife for any birds who missed the first blade.

each rescued animal i've had the privilege of getting to know at the farm sanctuary is so full of love, personality, and a deep desire to be alive. they live to frolic with their friends, explore their little world, bask in the sun, and take naps on laps like mine. how anyone thinks these sweet babies are any different from the dogs and cats we keep as companions is beyond me. i dream of a day where it is no longer normal to torture and murder them.

i'm for the animals, like her ❤️

#animals#cute#farm

@ivy

Bless you for bringing her peace

@ivy I wouldn't be able to not eat meat, but I understand that they are living things too, so they deserve respect before death, it's necessary evil.
+ vegan food doesn't taste too well, and even if it would, you can't get insane burgers (for example) without meat.
btw I found your post in the cute hashtag so I reply with my thoughts.

@patricus is an “insane” burger worth raping, torturing, and murdering a sweet animal? genuinely asking

@ivy nope. but as I wrote, you are right but I wouldn't go vegan because of that, I'd rather educate people and probably make corpos pay for what they are doing.
veganism is for me too much especially that with my condition it would probably be really unhealthy.

@patricus i’m glad we can agree on that.

what would make it unhealthy for you?

@ivy I have a condition where if I don't eat normally, I may even die.

@patricus that sounds challenging, i’m sorry. what does it mean to eat “normally”? are ”insane” burgers considered “normal” food?

@ivy eat normally means eating stuff that average person eats, yes, insane burgers are normal food, except the bread because it's a special bread which you can't buy anywhere, but it's made from pretty standard stuff.
but I mostly mean, I cant avoid meat, I can't avoid a lot of stuff or I may end in trouble.

@patricus in many countries, the “normal” person hardly eats any meat, and their life expectancies meet or more often exceed those of people living in places with meat-heavy diets.

have you seen You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment on netflix? it (and many studies) are showing that not eating meat (or any animal product) is actually *far* healthier overall than the “normal” diets you cite.

what does meat offer you that alternatives can’t?

@ivy taste, and that I don't need to fight with mom to give me a vegan version.