2 million chickens will be killed because of lack of employees at processing plants

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Two million chickens on several farms in Delaware and Maryland will be "depopulated" -- meaning humanely killed -- due to a lack of employees at chicken processing plants, according to a statement from Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc.

The reduced employee attendance at the company's plants is a result of "additional community cases of COVID-19, additional testing, and people practicing the 'stay home if you're sick' social distancing guidance from public health officials," the statement reads.

The chickens will be depopulated "using approved, humane methods" that are accepted by the American Veterinary Medical Association and all state and local guidelines, the company said.

CNN has reached out to the Delaware Department of Agriculture but has not yet received a response.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/2-million-chickens-will-be-killed-because-of-lack-of-employees-at-processing-plants/ar-BB13cyqR

[demmiblue]

1. There is nothing humane about the practices involved with factory farming. n/t

[roamer65]

2. Why not give them away?

There are people who would drive to pick them up.

There are tons of rural people that would like to raise chickens.

Oh, yeah...that would be “competition”.

[MissB]

6. I doubt these chickens are bred for that

My guess is that they are bred to put on weight very quickly which is a death sentence for a backyard chicken as the legs can’t support that.

If you don’t slaughter the factory farm chickens at 5-ish months, it may be more cruel to let them live.

(I have a backyard flock of 11 hens for eggs. I frequent a backyard chicken board and now and then someone will pop up with a hen they’ve rescued and it’ll turn out to be one of the factory farm breeds.)

[PoliticAverse]

3. As opposed to being killed because of having sufficient employees. n/t

[mr_lebowski]

4. That's what I was thinking too ...

Also, I would think they could at least use them for pet food

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Yah right!

First off the Food Service Industry has zero needs for watch is called Cracked Eggs,raw liquid eggs used on Buffet Lines and Bakeries as well as in Ice Cream making.

Once the Story about Milk Dumpling popped,you knew the Egg people were next to get hit. People have to look under the hood of this stories.


BTW,teams of workers seal the chicken barns with plastic and pump in Carbon Monoxide. Seems inhuman,but we live in a mass produce society.

[keithbvadu2]

7. There are many thousands of unemployed conservatives who don't believe in social distancing/isolatio

There are many thousands of unemployed conservatives who don't believe in social distancing/isolation.

They could take those jobs.

If they would not rather live off gov't unemployment.