I didn’t know whether this should go in c/AustralianNews, c/Melbourne, or c/WorldNews
- TheHolm ( @TheHolm@aussie.zone ) 5•4 months ago
poor chickens, they going to die for nothing.
- usernamesAreTricky ( @usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml ) 7•4 months ago
They’ll also likely be killed especially brutally. Likely either: ventilation shutdown, foam depopulation or whole house gasing/containerized gassing
- notgold ( @notgold@aussie.zone ) English5•4 months ago
That is brutal and corporate. So excited when ET finally gets here and see’s our efficient ways of killing en masse. We got some shit to teach the galaxy.
- Ilandar ( @Ilandar@aussie.zone ) 3•4 months ago
From the chicken’s perspective it doesn’t matter. “Died for nothing” is just cope for humans.
- Railison ( @Railison@aussie.zone ) English4•4 months ago
Doesn’t the US have enough chickens to not bother importing?
- Psynthesis ( @Psynthesis@beehaw.org ) 2•4 months ago
Billions in the US alone. https://www.nationalchickencouncil.org/statistic/broiler-industry-key-facts/ https://animalclock.org/
- usernamesAreTricky ( @usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml ) 3•4 months ago
Worth noting this is a different strain (H7N3) than what is going around in dairy cows right now (H5N1)