help change a battery hens life

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gday guys i have been doing some reasearch into adopting some ex battery hens which are normally slaughtered after there main production period is over. I found some sites and facts that may be of interest.

The life of a battery hen.
Batery hens are hatched in massive hatcheries there brothers are killed at day one, either drowned, crushed, suffocated, or grinded up. they then suffer the the cruel act, of de beaking the bird, which intales removing up to half of the upper mandible.

once the hens begin to lay eggs, they are stuffed into wire cages, and imprisoned for the next 18 months. untill they are slaughtered to become dog food, soup, stock, etc.

They live there short misserable lives, standing on a wire floor, with upto 6 other flock mates, in huge sheds. they never see natural daylight, never get to scratch at the ground, never get to perch, never get to dustbath, never get to walk, and the list goes on. this is not the farmers fault it is the consumers fault. As long as there is a market, the industry will continue.

I am writing this thred because i know every one here loves there pets and will do anything to help prevent animals suffering.

i urge every one here to pay the extra few dollars and buy approved free range eggs.

and if you were thinking about getting chooks why not help save a few lives and adopt some ex battery hens and give them a happy retirment. these sites are organisations that rescue and rehome ex battery hens.

http://www.bhwt.org.uk/
http://chickenrescue.net.nz/


unfortunetly there arnt many organisations around the world but if any one knows of anymore i would appreciate it if they added them here. im pretty sure if you rang your nearest battery egg farm and offered to buy some hens for the going rate they would let you.

WARNING: This next link is not for the weak at heart, i shed a tear while watching. but if your not familiar with what goes on behind the scenes of intensive farming check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_guA...eature=related