How do I rescue chickens from slaughterhouses and factories?

[Fishychix]

Most of the 7,8 billion people don't eat meat
daily. Many even not weekly. We don’t need meat , egg or diary products ro eat healthy . You only need supplemental vit. B12 if you eat 100% vegan.
Its unhealthy to eat much meat. Research on health issues claims that people who eat more then 70-80 grams meat a day eat too much meat in order to have a healthy diet. In general it’s better to eat lots of veggies and little animal products.

Don't blame other countries please before looking at you’re own ‘backyard’. China , India , Europe or Russia is not responsible for what is wrong in you’re own country.

Anyway in the Netherlands the majority of greenhouse gasses is from the industry. Factory farming however is good for 14%, and 41% of the NOx pollution.

From the official bureau of statistics translated with google:
( https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/dossier/do...een/welke-sectoren-stoten-broeikasgassen-uit-)
Which sectors emit greenhouse gases?
In 2019, 31 percent of the total amount of greenhouse gases was emitted by industry, 23 percent by the electricity sector, 19 percent by the mobility sector (domestic traffic and transport), 14 percent by agriculture and 13 percent by the built environment (due to the firing natural gas for space heating). These are the five sectors that are distinguished in the Climate Agreement presented on 28 June 2019.

this picture on NOx pollution is from another website (chamber of commerce) and it shows the majority of these gasses come from farming ( mainly factory farming)
https://www.kvk.nl/advies-en-inform...nemen/stikstofuitstoot-nederland-hoe-zit-het/

China and India have much larger populations to feed and most of India is Hindu, therefore vegetarian.
The more we buy the more they produce. Addressing this “throw away” culture is as pressing as addressing animal welfare. I’m certain that China’s and India’s populations don’t enjoy living in abject filth, especially spurred on by other counties’ wants, not needs. China has actually stopped taking our recycling because it’s too dirty and they are tired of dealing with it. Where is it going now? Other Asian countries, because we pay them to take it.
Point being, as has already been made, no one country is perfect. If you (the general reader) think your country is perfect then I don’t know what to tell you because you are willfully choosing to ignore. Personal responsibility and pushing for change can make a difference. I don’t know about actually measuring the said difference, just do what you feel you should. Even if it’s rescuing one single chicken.
It’s difficult to be at peace with yourself when you are getting blamed for the bigger issues. I’m referring to the recycling campaign as an example. We are told to recycle plastics that just cannot be efficiently recycled, but yet they just keep making more. The recycling symbol has a double meaning if you ask me. It’s a vicious cycle in this regard. And, yes, I do recycle . I also try to buy more cans and glass vs. plastic whenever possible. I also buy bulk and use the bags for dog poop or kitty litter. Reduce, reuse, and if you must, recycle.

 

[nicalandia]

Your efforts are futile, there are a few billion laying hens that are hatched every year and for every pullet hatched there is a day old chick that is killed. You can't save them

 

[nicalandia]

A few Billion day old Male chicks have been killed per year for decades now. You can't save them

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Your efforts are futile, there are a few billion laying hens that are hatched every year and for every pullet hatched there is a day old chick that is killed. You can't save them

I disagree. You can at least give a few of those hens (and maybe more) a good end to their life. Keep rescuing!

 

[Molpet]

USA used to use spent hens for soup. Campbell's used to come around a couple times a year and buy the hens. Notices were posted in the hardware store, papers and such as to when they were coming.
Now most of the retired layers don't even make it to dog food. They are euthanasia and sent to landfills. Which I think is very wasteful.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I didn't know that! WHAT??!! I'm super mad at factory farm owners.

 

[nicalandia]

I didn't know that! WHAT??!! I'm super mad at factory farm owners.

Why? it's a necessary evil. The world would not be getting very good quality protein(chicken meat and eggs) at such accessible price point. You would be paying premium(beef) type prices if the world's chicken meat production would come from backyard farms.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I would rather pay a LOT of money for good quality meat and eggs. (And from animals that lived happily.)

 

[nicalandia]

I would rather pay a LOT of money for good quality meat and eggs. (And from animals that lived happily.)

You can do that and feel good about it, there is actually a pretty good market for people with the means, but many people in developing countries don't have that luxury

 

[Compost King]

You can do that and feel good about it, there is actually a pretty good market for people with the means, but many people in developing countries don't have that luxury

Yep, the factory farming practices make it possible for poor people to afford meat. I wanted to put a dent into that system by producing meat for the same price Walmart can offer chicken. I found out the only way to do that is to do what the factory farms do. While the chicken I eat was raised humanely in my back yard, it costs me more to raise my own than it costs to go to walmart and buying a whole giant chicken. Poor folk gotta eat and I prefer they eat more than I prefer to pat myself on the back for opposing the systems in place that feeds them.