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United Egg Producers Announce To End “Culling” Of Millions Of Chicks

Posted on June 23, 2016 By 14 Comments on United Egg Producers Announce To End “Culling” Of Millions Of Chicks

Too many people are still unfamiliar with the treatment of chicks. In fact, the practice of factory farming is too many people still unknown especially considering the treatment of male chicks. In comparison to their female “counterparts”, male chicks are cruelly killed the day they were born since they cannot lay eggs and thus are of no use to the industry. However, this cruel treatment is about to change due to the sustained pressure and commitment of animal rights activists. The United Egg Producers have decided to eliminate the culling of newborn male chicks by 2020 latest. This is not only a milestone but also a historic tipping point.

“It’s a disturbing practice most Americans probably know nothing about: On the day they’re born, all the fluffy male chicks born to egg-laying hens at hatcheries are gruesomely killed — usually by being run, while conscious, through what is essentially a blender.

That’s because they’re useless to the industry. They can’t grow up to lay eggs, and they weren’t bred to be the fast-growing chickens sold as meat.

But that’s going to change. In what counts as huge news in the animal welfare world, United Egg Producers — the industry group that represents hatcheries that produce 95 percent of all eggs produced in the United States — announced Thursday that it would end this “culling” of millions of chicks by 2020, or as soon as it’s “economically feasible” and an alternative is “commercially available,” according to the Humane League, which negotiated the agreement.

What’s the alternative? The main one is called in-ovo sexing, and it identifies the gender of a future chick inside a fertilized egg. The technology, developed in Germany and the Netherlands, will mean those male chicks will never be born — or ground or gassed or suffocated, the kill methods some hatcheries employ. Other alternatives are also being explored, including one that would turn male chick eggs a different color from those of females, Paul Shapiro, vice president of farm animal protection at the Humane Society of the United States, said in a recent interview.

“We are aware that there are a number of international research initiatives underway in this area, and we encourage the development of an alternative with the goal of eliminating the culling,” Chad Gregory, the president and chief executive of United Egg Producers, said in a statement.

The pledge follows a wave of vows by major U.S. companies — including McDonald’s and Walmart — to switch in the coming years to eggs laid by hens that are not confined in cages. Those commitments are one pillar of a series of big, consumer-driven animal rights achievements in recent years, many of them in the farm industry.

But the male chick issue hasn’t been at the top of the agenda of most animal welfare organizations, which have focused more on cage-free eggs. As Shapiro explained recently, the males are “the lucky ones” compared with the females that go on to lay about 270 eggs each year in cages the size of a piece of notebook paper.”

Read the full article at washingtonpost.com!

Vegan Topics Tags:culling, factory farming, male chicks, United Egg Producers

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Comments (14) on “United Egg Producers Announce To End “Culling” Of Millions Of Chicks”

  1. Robin Dee Watson says:
    June 23, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    no more madness

    Reply
  2. Sue Rounds says:
    June 23, 2016 at 5:40 pm

    It’s great news..IF, IF, IF it’s true…

    Reply
  3. Dinie Madsen says:
    June 23, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    Need to see it before I believe it!

    Reply
  4. Marcy Hubbard says:
    June 23, 2016 at 7:06 pm

    Good for the chickens! Marcy Hubbard

    Reply
  5. Katrina Vaughn S says:
    June 23, 2016 at 9:54 pm

    Ok…so then they still kill them but humanely???

    Reply
  6. Lea Korn Derence says:
    June 23, 2016 at 11:46 pm

    I WILL NEVER SUPPORT THE ANIMAL KILLING INDUSTRY AGAIN. I AM ASHAMED I EVER DID SUPPORT THIS EVIL, DESTRUCTIVE INDUSTRY IN THE FIRST PLACE.

    Reply
  7. Jaime Wolf-Barao says:
    June 24, 2016 at 1:43 am

    Why can’t they do this with calves as well?

    Reply
  8. Patti Zapsic says:
    June 24, 2016 at 5:01 am

    That is great news!!

    Reply
  9. Rachel Rose Farber says:
    June 24, 2016 at 5:02 am

    http://www.ecorazzi.com/2016/06/10/the-end-of-chick-culling-isnt-a-victory-for-animals-2/ check out this article of you get a chance. what does everyone think about this? I was just curious. Thanks.

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  10. Patti Zapsic says:
    June 24, 2016 at 5:02 am

    However, I am a vegan. Factory farming is brutal. undercover photos show horrific treatment. Government need to make strict laws.

    Reply
  11. Helen Broomhead says:
    June 24, 2016 at 9:23 am

    Why wait until 2020? ??

    Reply
  12. Susan Spence Clarke says:
    June 24, 2016 at 9:26 am

    Exactly why wait, let’s stop it now, please!

    Reply
  13. Debi Wist says:
    June 24, 2016 at 6:29 pm

    2020! It should be done like NOW.

    Reply
  14. John Thompson says:
    June 28, 2016 at 8:14 am

    “were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air.” Peter heard a voice tell him, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat” (Acts 10:11-13).

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