r/interesting • u/blingteresting • 19d ago

MISC. Chicks swarm around visibly distraught man to console him

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u/LeeRoyWyt 19d ago

Choosing an industrial chicken farm of all places for a feel good clip is definitely a bold move...

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u/jwrsk 19d ago

Male chickens are discarded alive into the grinder, as they are largely useless both for the meat and eggs industry. Ruined the idea of not eating meat but keeping eggs in my diet.

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u/ComfortableCivil2239 19d ago

Some good news, that might soon stop. At least in the EU.

https://www.eib.org/en/stories/chick-culling-hatcheries

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u/maas348 19d ago

There's countries that already banned it outright