| binary solo said: You do realise that the beak is like your toenails right? In "sophisticated" animal welfare countries the de-beaking does not cut into any sensitive tissues. It trims to remove the sharp points, and in free range situations you don't need to debeak at all. |
Like a toenail? GREAT! I mean, I clip off my toenails every week or so, so this means the chickens won't mind! Win-win situation!
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The pain of beak-trimming
Whether beak-trimming causes pain is a hotly debated concern. It is a complex issue as it may involve acute and/or chronic pain, and depends on the age it is performed, the method of trimming and the length of beak that is removed. Beak-trimming in the poultry industry usually occurs without anaesthetic at 1-day of age or when the chicks are very young, but can occur at a later age if an outbreak of feather pecking occurs, and in some cases, birds may be beak-trimmed on repeated occasions.
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I'm so tired of hearing these BS statements. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN them do it? Or did you learn about it at your grand university? It's exactly like the FRIENDS episode where they get the chicken and the duck. Humans have become so incredibly removed from nature that they don't associate animals with their food consciously. Humans don't want to do that, because they know subconsciously that it is wrong (there, I said the wrong-word so come at me with all your anthropological academic nonsense). But as soon as Joey (the great lover of food) is confronted with the reality that this chicken and duck is no different from the one's he's eaten so many times, then blatantly contradictory behaviour ensues.
I have no respect for a man that uses his so-called sophistication to justify these acts. This man is the most pathetic of men, falsely proud of a conjured education worth nothing, yet his life is filled with violence, depression and insanity. Congratulations oh wise modern human - You have certainly evolved to a state beyond that of your ancestors /s
I do have a great deal of a respect for someone who partakes in these things, but willingly accepts that it is not ideal. At least there is some integrity there.
