Hatched alive, killed the same day — Help them
Newborn chicks are alive, alert, and aware. A newborn chick breaks out of his shell onto a hard plastic tray inside a crowded hatchery. His feathers are still wet when cold air dries them fast. Conveyor belts vibrate under his feet while loud machines shake the room. Hands grab him within hours of birth and drop him onto moving belts where bodies stack and tumble. Male chicks are unwanted in the egg industry because they cannot lay eggs. Workers separate them. Many are thrown straight into machines with spinning blades that tear through their bodies while they are alive. Others are shoved into sealed containers where gas floods the space, burns their lungs, and forces their bodies to gasp until movement stops. Sign Petition to Stop Chick Killing! Chicks are carried toward violent deaths. Chicks fall under other bodies as belts pull them forward, and their weight presses down on fragile bones....
