The saddest article you will ever read

[Daisycar]

 

[Quailobsessed]

it is a story of the life of a battery hen. It is really sad and made me cry.
https://www.upc-online.org/thinking/lifeofhen.htm

That was definitely very sad. One of the many reminders of how broken and harsh humanity is. I think the problem is, the egg and meat industry is too big. There is too much demand for it, so people have to supply it in the easiest way possible, which isn't good for the chickens.

I think one of the saddest parts is this: No federal laws protect chickens in the United States. They are excluded from the Animal Welfare Act and from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.

There isn't a whole lot we can do about those particular chickens, but we can decide how we treat our hens and where we source our eggs and meat.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

Definitely not the saddest. Adults abusing children are the saddest articles. But still not a happy article .

I think she meant the saddest article you ever read about chickens.

 

[Starburst]

I read the first paragraph, and tears began to well in my eyes. In the end, I couldn't see the words, I was crying so hard.

 

[Daisycar]

Raising awareness is already a way to help them and adopt a few spent hens could be very rewarding.
Saving ONE hen won't change the world, but it will change the world for that ONE hen