Ducks and Geese on Factory Farms
http://www.goveg.com/factoryFarming_ducks.asp
Ducks raised for their flesh or their livers are often kept in filthy,
crowded sheds.
Ducks and geese are raised and killed by the millions on well-hidden
factory farms in order to make expensive “delicacies” for wealthy
diners. Foie gras, duck meat, and goose meat bring maximum profits to
the industry and maximum cruelty to the tortured birds.
More than 24 million ducks are killed each year for their flesh.4
Animals who are meant to swim, play, and forage are deprived of all
these natural behaviors when they are crammed by the thousands into
dark sheds with only wire, dirt, and feces to stand on. They have only
a trickle of water for drinking, which means that the ducks can’t
clean themselves, and disease and filth spread quickly.
Because of the stressful conditions, many ducks and geese neurotically
pull out their feathers. To prevent this, factory farm workers cut off
the birds’ sensitive upper beaks—without painkillers. Many geese die
from infection or starvation after this mutilation.
Factory-farmed ducks often die before they even reach the
slaughterhouse.
Ducks and geese on factory farms are bred to be so heavy that their
legs often become deformed and crippled. They can never migrate, mate
naturally, build nests, or raise their young. In fact, many ducks and
geese raised for food will never even see the sun or breathe fresh air
until the day they are sent to slaughter.
When they have grown large enough, these ducks and geese are thrown
into crates and trans****ted on trucks for many miles through all
weather extremes to the slaughterhouse. Those who survive this journey
struggle and cry out as they are hung upside-down and as their throats
are cut open. Some birds are still fully conscious when they are
dunked into the scalding water of the defeathering tanks.
For more information on ducks used for their flesh, check out Viva!
USA’s re****t “Ducks Out of Water.”
http://www.vivausa.org/campaigns/ducks/ducks.html
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