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Article
End of Transportation of Spent Laying Hens: From Idea to Solution
Author(s)
Avi Pinkas
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5828/2018.03.003
Affiliation(s)
HAI-MESHEK—The Israeli Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals, NGO 8 Geulimst, Rishon Le-Zion, Israel
ABSTRACT
Transportation of spent laying hens causes them severe suffering.
HAI-MESHEK (The Israeli Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals) looked for ways to decrease the suffering and finally developed the
solution. Spent laying hens are brutally taken out of the cages, and with
broken legs and chests pressed into small boxes for transportation to the
slaughter-house. Removing all hens from the cages, transportation, waiting in
the slaughter-house and slaughtering all hens is a long and hard-suffering
time, which may take 8-10 hours. Hai-Meshek conducted
a research, aimed at finding more humane methods of transportation. The
findings from other countries were very disappointing. Even in countries having
high level of animal welfare, about 30% of the hens arrived at the
slaughter-house with broken limbs! The conclusion was that even better method,
imposed by legislation, would not solve the problem: it is difficult to detect
truck drivers violating the rules and the fine is negligible, compared to the
savings by the abovementioned cruel method. The only humane solution is by preventing the transportation and
slaughtering on farm. Spent laying hens are not edible, so they need not be
slaughtered in the slaughter-house. Hai-Meshek initiated and participated in
the development and the building of a facility for the humane killing of spent
laying hens on farms. The hens are electrified and die in 1-1.5 seconds. This method costs far
less than transportation and
slaughtering. The Poultry Council, which takes care to remove
spent laying hens from farms, requires contractors to use
the facility and they bring it to every farm in Israel. The facility is also
used for killing sick flocks. No more
transportation of spent laying hens is allowed!
KEYWORDS
Spent laying hens, humane killing, kosher slaughter, farm animals’ welfare, stunning, transportation of spent hens, killing sick flocks.
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