I am a voice for chickens in Australia

I am a voice for chickens in Australia


Right now in Australia, it is estimated that between 11 - 12 million 'battery' hens are confined to small cages as part of standard egg production, unable to perform even their most natural behaviours.

These hens are sentient beings who experience emotional responses such as pain, fear, anxiety, pleasure and enjoyment. Sadly, their sentience is ignored in pursuit of profit and the production of the most eggs at the lowest possible cost.

Hens in battery cages spend their lives in artificially lit surroundings designed to maximise laying activity. Each hen has anywhere between 3 and 7 cage mates, and can be allocated space less than that of an A4 sized piece of paper. This is insufficient room to act on her natural instincts and comfort behaviours like wing flapping, grooming, preening, stretching, foraging and dust bathing.

Despite increasing community awareness about their plight, the vast majority of egg-laying hens live this way, permanently warehoused with tens of thousands of other birds until their slaughter.

But it doesn't have to be this way.

Take the pledge today to be her voice. Help her spread her wings.

Want to do more for hens? You can download the latest Voiceless research briefing here, which provides an overview of facts about the Australian egg industry and the key welfare issues for hens and their chicks.

 

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