Dogs and cats are often to be thought of as the most abused animals out there. This is more than likely because they are pets in households. PETA states that chickens are actually probably the most abused animal on the planet. In the U.S. alone more than 7 billion chickens are killed each year for their flesh and more than 452 million hens are used for their eggs. A shocking 99% of chickens live their lives in complete confinement and never experience the outside world. Two-thirds of Americans have stated that they would support a law against chicken abuse.
Chickens are actually very sociable animals just like dogs and cats. They are also very intelligent but many of them never get to act like they would naturally and out in the open. PETA has stated that:
Chickens raised for their flesh, called “broilers” by the chicken industry, spend their entire lives in filthy sheds with tens of thousands of other birds, where intense crowding and confinement lead to outbreaks of disease. They are bred and drugged to grow so large so quickly that their legs and organs can’t keep up, making heart attacks, organ failure, and crippling leg deformities common. Many become crippled under their own weight and eventually die because they can’t reach the water nozzles. When they are only 6 or 7 weeks old, they are crammed into cages and trucked to slaughter.
I know that I don’t think about what goes on behind the scenes whenever I’m eating chicken or cooking eggs for breakfast. What are some ways you guys can think of to prevent such abuse and does this make you look differently at eating chicken?
Paws for a Cause 
It is tragic what nonhuman animals go through for a moment on human lips 😥
People don’t realise that hens that lay eggs are kept in disgusting conditions. These “end-of-lay” hens are then sold to be killed only to be eaten.