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TIL about forced molting where chickens are intentionally starved for 7-14 days to increase their rate of egg production afterwards (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 48 points 10 months ago

There are a LOT of cruel practices in the farm industry, for every type of animal.

Their objective is quite literally to do whatever it takes, no matter how cruel and inhumane, just to squeeze more profit out of the animals.

It's best to simply stop supporting these industries, because their business model is planned cruelty.