牠們又被稱為「科學怪雞」(Frankenchicken),在出生後的短短六週就能增重70倍。如果牛以同樣的速度成長,一頭40公斤的初生牛犢在六週後,就會重達2800公斤(2.8噸)![1]
無數的雞為此付出了慘重代價:「這種異常的增長速度 ,令心臟和血液循環系統難以跟上膨脹的體積,當中一些動物會受心臟衰竭折磨。牠們的骨骼、韌帶和肌腱也難以跟上劇增的體重,這意味著一部份的鳥兒會嚴重跛足。」溫徹斯特大學動物福利及倫理學教授Andrew Knight描述。[2]
這些雞更常患雞胸囊腫、腹水和猝死症,總之身體能出錯的,牠們都更易出錯,更易持續地受苦。如果看養殖場的影片,你會看到牠們很少走動,八成時間就一團團的坐著,動也不動。就跟長期被痛症纏身的人們一樣,都不敢動、不想動了。雞隻長時間坐在滿佈排泄物的地上,容易灼傷關節和患皮墊(75%的雞患皮墊炎[3])如果牠們再也撐不住,垮下來了,便會活生生地渴死或餓死,承受緩慢而又痛苦的死亡。
目前全球肉雞福利倡議的重點之一,便是呼籲企業承諾選用生長週期較正常的雞品種,停止採用這些長太得快的雞品種。因為帶給這些雞最大折磨的,就是我們給牠們故意安排的異常基因。無論給這些動物多理想的環境,牠們都擺脫不了伴隨身體的痛苦。
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🎥 肉雞42天的生命(國語配音)
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相關資料:
英國防止虐待動物協會(RSCPA)委託進行的雞隻福利研究
https://health.udn.com/health/story/6037/4559925
書摘:《大危雞:抗生素如何造就現代畜牧工廠,改變全球飲食方式?》
https://www.agriharvest.tw/archives/38560
Farms have bred chickens so large that they’re in constant pain
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21437⋯s-factory-farming-animal-cruelty-welfare
The Life of a Broiler Chicken
https://thehumaneleague.org/animals-deserve-better-broiler-chickens
Better Chicken commitment
https://betterchickencommitment.com/
[1] https://www.coursera.org/instructor/vickys
[2] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/a⋯t-the-centre-of-fight-for-animal-welfare
[3] (PDF) https://globalanimalpartnership.org/wp-c⋯ary_Report_Global_Animal_Partnership.pdf
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https://health.udn.com/health/story/6037/4559925你應該要知道的食事 由英國歷史最悠久的動物福利組織「皇家防止虐待動物協會(RSCPA)」委託「蘇格蘭農業學院(SRUC)」進行的一項調查結果顯示,高福利的「慢速雞」,其死亡率與淘汰率較成長快速的品種
【大危雞】從「明日雞大賽」的成功 一窺美國農業界抗生素濫用的起因 - 農傳媒
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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/21437054/chickens-factory-farming-animal-cruelty-welfareWhy humanely raising animals is more complicated than just a good living environment.
The Life of a Broiler Chicken
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Better Chicken Commitment
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