A recent Science Daily article highlights a
review by Lori Marino, senior scientist for The Someone Project, of chicken intelligence
studies.
review by Lori Marino, senior scientist for The Someone Project, of chicken intelligence
studies.
From recalling the trajectory of a hidden object to anticipating
future events, chickens are incredibly smart.
future events, chickens are incredibly smart.
Chickens even “possess self-control when it comes to holding
out for a better food reward. They’re also able to “self-assess their position
in the pecking order. These characteristics demonstrate self-awareness, the
article reports.
out for a better food reward. They’re also able to “self-assess their position
in the pecking order. These characteristics demonstrate self-awareness, the
article reports.
Lori Marino explains:
A shift in how we ask questions
about chicken psychology and behavior will, undoubtedly, lead to even more
accurate and richer data and a more authentic understanding of who they really
are.
Chickens are not only smart but also sentient; they
experience joy, loneliness, frustration, fear, and pain just like the animals
with whom many of us share our homes.
experience joy, loneliness, frustration, fear, and pain just like the animals
with whom many of us share our homes.
Unfortunately, chickens
comprise 95 percent of the animals raised and killed for food in the
U.S. and lead some of the most
miserable lives of all farmed animals.
comprise 95 percent of the animals raised and killed for food in the
U.S. and lead some of the most
miserable lives of all farmed animals.
Multiple undercover investigations by Mercy For Animals at
chicken farms nationwide have exposed horrific animal cruelty, including birds
bred to grow so fast they become crippled under their own weight; workers
violently punching, beating, and stabbing animals; and live, conscious birds
having their heads ripped off.
chicken farms nationwide have exposed horrific animal cruelty, including birds
bred to grow so fast they become crippled under their own weight; workers
violently punching, beating, and stabbing animals; and live, conscious birds
having their heads ripped off.
See for yourself:
Terrible, right?
What’s more, not
a single federal law protects animals during their lives on factory
farms. The law that’s supposed to protect animals at the slaughterhouse, the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, does not extend to birds, leaving chickens
with virtually no protection from abuse.
a single federal law protects animals during their lives on factory
farms. The law that’s supposed to protect animals at the slaughterhouse, the
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, does not extend to birds, leaving chickens
with virtually no protection from abuse.
We can all take a stand for animals subjected to factory
farm cruelty by ditching animal products in favor of healthy, humane
alternatives.
farm cruelty by ditching animal products in favor of healthy, humane
alternatives.
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