United Poultry Concerns (UPC) is raising awareness about a new method to
slaughter chickens causing them tremendous suffering: “low atmosphere
pressure system” (LAPS), a decompression technology.
OK Foods in Arkansas, a chicken slaughter plant, is trying this new
technology guided by poultry researchers at Mississippi State University who
are conducting LAPS experiments on young chickens.
Although this method of slaughter is referred as "humane", UPC explains that
chickens undergoing decompression do not die painlessly, in fact, "Within a
few seconds, some birds would exhibit one or two head shakes, defecate,
raise their contour feathers; all birds became ataxic [unable to coordinate
their muscles in voluntary movement], and then lost postural balance and
became recumbent on the floor of the cage, either lying on their sides or
backs.
At this stage, flapping of the wings began by some birds accompanied by a
low, guttural moaning in all treatments, except Treatment 3. It should be
noted that the moaning was not considered a vocalization for purposes of
determining the subjective slaughter score," as depicted in the LAPS patent
application.
When one thinks there is possibly no way that the agribusiness continues to
device yet more cruel types of slaughter, one is proven wrong… again!
Chickens and other birds exploited by this business have no protection under
federal laws, sadly meaning that they have been reduced to mere commodities.
As stewards of God’s Creation it is imperative that we stand strong and
oppose the victimization of God’s farmed animals in order to help bring
healing and reconciliation to Earth. Faith and ethics go hand and hand.
Ethics and animal abuse do not.
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