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Lilly · 12-01-2008, 22:01

Didn't see this one but I did watch the programme presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with Jamie Oliver .....did anyone else watch that?

He was highlighting the case of battery chickens. 2500 live chickens were crammed into a shed for 39 days and fed constantly to reach target weight. The ones that failed to reach target weight were killed even though there was nothing wrong with them.

Male chicks, which are not profitable because they do not lay eggs, were put into a chamber and gassed.....quite unpleasant to watch but interesting to learn what goes on.

The shed stank of wee and poo and the chickens had what were referred to as 'hock burns' on their legs. This happens when the bird cannot bear the weight of its own body due to overfeeding so sits down with no room to move. The bird is sitting in wee and poo all the time and this burns through the flesh leaving these red burn marks....all so the supermarkets can sell chickens at two for a fiver.

I'm not vegetarian but I do like to know that the animal produce that I consume has been treated humanely whilst alive, even though they are bred for slaughter if you know what I mean.

I buy free range eggs and free range chicken. The programme said that battery eggs and anything using battery eggs as an ingredient would be banned by 2012 and I hope they are.

12-01-2008, 22:01	#17
Lilly God Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oswaldtwistle Posts: 2,996 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 147	Re: kill it, cook it, eat it? Didn't see this one but I did watch the programme presented by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with Jamie Oliver .....did anyone else watch that? He was highlighting the case of battery chickens. 2500 live chickens were crammed into a shed for 39 days and fed constantly to reach target weight. The ones that failed to reach target weight were killed even though there was nothing wrong with them. Male chicks, which are not profitable because they do not lay eggs, were put into a chamber and gassed.....quite unpleasant to watch but interesting to learn what goes on. The shed stank of wee and poo and the chickens had what were referred to as 'hock burns' on their legs. This happens when the bird cannot bear the weight of its own body due to overfeeding so sits down with no room to move. The bird is sitting in wee and poo all the time and this burns through the flesh leaving these red burn marks....all so the supermarkets can sell chickens at two for a fiver. I'm not vegetarian but I do like to know that the animal produce that I consume has been treated humanely whilst alive, even though they are bred for slaughter if you know what I mean. I buy free range eggs and free range chicken. The programme said that battery eggs and anything using battery eggs as an ingredient would be banned by 2012 and I hope they are. __________________ Old aunts used to come up to me at weddings, poking me in the ribs, cackling and telling me 'You'll be next.' They stopped when I started doing the same to them at funerals.