2,400 chickens euthanized in my small town

[Illia]

Okay I'm sorry but this looks like the SAME treatment that our commercial layers and broilers go through, so really. . . Come'on, people. Sure, it is animal cruelty, but let's see the police bust into the Tyson warehouses in Georgia, the Murray McMurray Warehouses in Ohio, or most of our egg farms throughout the states. . . They get fed, yeah, but I don't think Corn and Soy and loads of antibiotics are exactly right. Plus the food is just where it begins.

 

[pbjmaker]

They did bust into a large egg operation in Iowa last fall...

 

[theOEGBman]

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Just seeing a photo of the house, plus hearing what others said, doesnt mean they're given the same treatment as commercial birds. Its dark and there is stuff piled outside... if I did that to my house it would look terrible too. The police dont bust Tyson, McMurray, Foster Farms or any other producers because unlike some people, they follow all of the rules/guidelines that are given to them. They dont break any laws, they follow them. As for animal cruelty, to each his own. As for the feed, poultry feed is mostly corn and soybean meal... Chickens need energy and protein. Corn=energy, soybean meal=protein. Its the two main components of a chicken diet. As for antibiotics, I just dont even want to get into that load of crud.

As for Woodmort, I believe what they were trying to say is that it was considered a commercial house, therefore the hens were going to be more confined then a backyard flock would usually be. I dont believe they were trying to make us backyard farmers look bad in any way, but I didnt write it so I cant say for sure.

 

[Rozzie]

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/news/x1724409341/Brooklyn-2-551-chickens-euthanized

another article

Edited to add: The photos of the chickens & ducks that are included with this article are from a different incident in a different state back in 2007. This may not be immediately obvious to everyone. Also, if you zoom in on THOSE pictures, you can see both food and water in the containers. (The article states that he had not been on the premises to provide food or water for several days. It does NOT say if anyone else had been there, or if there was food or water available for the animals.)

 

[desertdarlene]

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That article also said that many birds were carrying diseases.

It's too bad, and a total waste, too.

 

[Rozzie]

Yep, but no info on what diseases, if they were treatable, and what percentage of the flock.

I hope this wasn't just the "easy" solution for them...

 

[Cat Water]

 

[Tangeygirl]

I'm originally from Brooklyn, I know this farm--driven past it many times. Makes me sad. Had they not euthanized all 2,551 - I might have built a bigger chicken coop.