The Ethics Of Grocery Farming

In many societies across the globe chicken is by far the most consumed meat, and therefore the role of battery hens is very important in keeping up the constant demand for the now every-day luxury many people indulge in.
There are obvious ethical concerns linked with the battery farming style, most notably the fact that the chickens are retained in tiny spaces with little respect for their welfare. From the moment they’re born, the chicks are carelessly thrown onto conveyer belts, whisking them away to be stored in the cramped, dark expanse in which they will spend most their days. Many chickens almost instantaneously break bones in the body, and may even suffer fatal injuries on their first day in the barn, where they will remain until the