eating meat or dairy is antithetical to being #COVID-cautious.
Experts from both the UN and the European Food Safety Authority have previously identified industrial animal farming as the cause of most new infectious diseases in humans in the past decade, and have likewise warned it risks starting new pandemics.
COVID is a zoonotic disease caused by eating animals. if we want to support #disabled and #immunocompromised folks, going #vegan is one of the single best things we can do to avoid a future #pandemic.
or we could stuff our faces with dead, tortured birds while the avian flu continues to jump from factory farms to wild bird populations and humans. and veganism is #ableist? sure.
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.
eating meat or dairy is antithetical to being #COVID-cautious.
Experts from both the UN and the European Food Safety Authority have previously identified industrial animal farming as the cause of most new infectious diseases in humans in the past decade, and have likewise warned it risks starting new pandemics.
COVID is a zoonotic disease caused by eating animals. if we want to support #disabled and #immunocompromised folks, going #vegan is one of the single best things we can do to avoid a future #pandemic.
or we could stuff our faces with dead, tortured birds while the avian flu continues to jump from factory farms to wild bird populations and humans. and veganism is #ableist? sure.
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.
ivy is birdposting Ⓥ
