Are you a fan of chicken nuggets or fried chicken? SO, these yummy meal are loved by several people! But did you also know that the chickens we eat could have lived a very sad and unfair life? Most of these birds are housed in miserable little cages known as "broiler cage farming. These cages are so tiny that the chickens can't move at all or even stretch their wings! "
Many farmers round the world raise chickens in broiler battery cages. This is a space-saving stackable metal wire cage. That means farmers can raise many more chickens for meat than they otherwise would be able to. But it also means that the chickens are packed into some pretty tight spaces.
That is tremendously difficult for chickens who live their lives in a broiler battery cage. The cages are so small that the chickens cannot walk, run or stretch their bodies. They are unable to perch or rest as they would in a natural environment. Their muscles can weaken, and their bones can get fragile and break easily, because they cannot move around.
The cages are cesspools, too, pretty filthy places. Chickens frequently live in the filth of their own waste, which makes them sick and uncomfortable to say the least. Such an impure atmosphere can cause various infections or diseases, that even become deadly for the birds. There are times that they cannot get enough of the water because it is also too complex for them to retrieve the water source given to them.
Birds in broiler cage suffer immensely. This is not right for the animals who live in such environments, as they are made to help farmers in raising a lot of chickens in a very short period of time. The cages are too small so the chickens can't move around or behave like normal chickens. They are commonly sick, drained, and upset, and this may prevent them from growing correctly and getting big.
As consumers, we can help change the way our food is produced. We can make a difference by purchasing meat from farms that treat their animals well. We can also help organizations that assist animals and advocate for better treatment and care in the food industry. By making small decisions, we can all make the lives of these animals better.
The founding principle at Hemei is that all animals deserve to be treated with kindness and respect. We raise our chickens for them to roam freely and to be themselves. Our chickens enjoy enough space to live happy lives, and we don’t use broiler battery cages. We take pride in offering our customers fresh meat raised in a safe and loving environment, ensuring that animals are treated humanely.