The egg industry is hiding a dirty and deadly secret: Loving mother hens aren’t the only ones who endure its cruelty. Male chicks are also victims—and they’re often killed before they’re even a day old. Here are some facts about the egg industry and the vulnerable animals it abuses:
More than 100 million male chicks are deemed worthless and killed by the egg industry every year. Poultry Equipment Company
This is done so they won’t hurt each other or themselves out of frustration during their intense confinement.
On average, each hen’s living space is smaller than a standard piece of printer paper.
Large piles of feces below the cages are common on some egg farms and can cause illness and disease to spread rapidly and kill entire flocks.
Chickens are intelligent, social, sensitive animals who deserve respect. Help chickens everywhere by refusing to eat eggs. And if you agree that more people should see where their eggs come from, share this page on Facebook.
The work of the PETA Foundation’s crack legal team goes far beyond what’s shown in HBO’s “Chimp Crazy.” Here are some of our other historic cases!
What if everyone flipped the script when it came to what they put on their plates and went vegan? See what would happen—you’ll be surprised!
Celebrate the Summer Olympics’ host city with animals in mind by enjoying vegan French food at home.
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Find out what the Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta mayor said that prompted PETA to promote our new campaign with “It” star Jaeden Martell.
A family of pigs living less than a mile from the front lines of the war in Ukraine were in constant danger. See how a PETA-backed team helped them.
Filth, misery, and deprivation are business as usual at SeaQuest Roseville, which continues to find ways to neglect and endanger the animals it exploits.
Poorly regulated overseas laboratories are tormenting animals in useless experiments—all on U.S. taxpayers’ dime. PETA experts called for an end to this nonsense in a congressional briefing.
More than 2,000 animals died at East Idaho Aquarium from June 2019 through September 2022. Dozens of these were birds whom humans crushed to death.
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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”
— Ingrid E. Newkirk, PETA President and co-author of Animalkind
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