Chicken Run

Applying modern technology to the task of corraling chickens for the slaughterhouse results in a chicken-catching machine that surprisingly is not as gruesome as it appears. Never thought about a "chicken vacuum" before? After reading this, you won't be able to get it out of your head. :) Sadly, scientists are already researching ways for the chickens to fight back.

Comments

pathetic

[ravinfinite]

PETA is starting to lose it's integrity. They're supposed to be protecting animals from unnecessary death in the first place, but instead they're supporting this new technology simply because it's more "humane"? What different is it for the chickens that are going to die? They get spared from a few seconds of torture? I know ever second counts, but this questions the very existance of Peta.

And that's not all. Peta is sending it's message to protect and save animals via strippers, pr0nstars and supermodels. What surprises me is that there's no feminists who oppose this.

It seems Peta is in a very desperate situation trying to save the lives of animals. I, myself have always been vegetarian simply because it is morally wrong to take the life of one being only to benefit yourself.

The recent SARS outbreak is just one implication of factory farming. Then there's foot and mouth disease, mad cow and what not.

Peta should be advocating the fact that animals are sentient beings, not a renewable resource. And for those pathetic scientists who even created such a device should deserve death at the least, using their own stupid machines. Go ahead, FLAME ME. But it's the truth.

Re:pathetic

[ravinfinite]

I haven't made any comparisons with words like less/more. Humans respond similarily when exposed to the same stimulus that animals are put through.

When I said renewable resource, I meant renewable at the expense of life. I am familiar with "breeding". And I'm even more familiar with "breeding farms" when animals are raised just to fulfill you're appetite when then are definetely alternatives that don't require senseless killing.

Re:pathetic

[ravinfinite]

I have dealth with many fools like you all my life. I did not value the life of one organism over other. I said they are EQUAL. Do you know basic math? Probably not. When things are equal, they are said to have the same value. Sign. This is just a waste of my time. Get an education and then we'll talk.

Even eating apples and other fruits can be seen as "evil" -- you're depriving the tree's children (the seeds) from their nurturing environment (the reason the tree makes apples is to feed the seeds).

Making these comments shows how much crack you've been smoking lately. Plants do not possess a nervous system, which controls all feeling of pain. Unlike animals, if an apple is broken off the tree, first, it doesn't feel pain (no nervous system) and second, it can REGROW the apple i.e. regenerate. How many chickens do you know that can do that? You Americans seriously have a real lack of quality education. EDUCATE YOURSELF at www.peta.org. Pathetic moron.

You, sir, are a hypocrite. And especially in your last paragraph, where you state that certain humans should be put to death for killing animals. You value animal life over human life?

I guess you still don't understand what = means. GET a real education, and then we'll talk.

This appears nowhere in either our laws or our religious documents (for any religion) The whole purpose of Peta is to treat animals just like humans and vice versa. The fact that it's not included in our laws doesn't mean that we shouldn't put it in consideration. It's also not a law in a lot of countries to write malicious code, i.e. viruses. Religious documents? READ the BIBLE. "Live and let live" is one example. There are MANY others throughtout the bible and other religious scriptures.

I have dealth with many foolish people all my life, and you're no different. Lack of any education is quite evident in your comments. EDUCATE YOURSELF.

Re:pathetic

[ravinfinite]

Nutritous? A common myth among meat eaters. Meat at grocery stores contains plenty of additives; it's not pure. It's also the leading cause of food poisoning in the US. EDUCATE YOURSELF.

Only a partial solution

[Bueller_007]

Yes. Animals are treated cruelly in factory farms.
Anyone who wishes to view the way that chickens are treated in captivity can look here. Granted, this is a video of the way that Kentucky Fried Chicken treats their birds, and they are known to be particularly cruel.
Some interesting facts about chickens raised for eggs and/or slaughter:

Percent of laying hens that suffer broken bones in their cage: 30%
Male chicks (from laying hens) killed per year by suffocation, gas, or grinding in the U.S.: 200 million
Male chicks used per day for fertilizer, chicken food, and pet food in Canada: 40000 (Note the cannibalism here. Also, cow parts are fed to chicks, and chick parts are fed to cows, which can possibly lead to the spread of BSE ("Mad Cow"))
Broiler chickens that have trouble walking: 90%
Chickens still alive at the scald tank: 20%
Not to mention the fact that the agriculture industry is the number one polluter in America.
(Plus, in case you didn't know, chicken has more cholesterol than beef.)

I'm glad to see this machine in action, because it will reduce the suffering, but I'd rather see people just stop eating meat.
It amazes me how many people are bothered by the scene in 'Roger and Me' where the woman kills and strips the rabbit, yet they still eat meat...Does the end justify the means?
-- End vegan propoganda --

Great for border patrol

[kaltkalt]

I can see these things sweeping the lush banks of the Rio Grande, greatly reducing the burden on US Border Patrol. One US Border Patrol agent can round up about a dozen illegals per hour, whereas I'll bet this machine could snag at least 40 or so (with minor modifications). Technology kicks ass!

Re:If they could ramp this up…

[Robber Baron]

Never mind daycare...how about designing an even larger version to help rid the inner cities of their vagrants, or better yet...skateboarders?

Re:If they could ramp this up…

[l810c]

Or one size larger would be great for crowd control. The HS2000(Hippy Sucker) with a clear tube would give you quite a show at a 'peace' rally.

Re:How do you connect SARS?

[ravinfinite]

It's not hypothesized. Scientists at Hong Kong have confirmed that it is a result of factory farming. Lack of knowledge. Read and educate yourself at www.peta.org

Re:as someone who has caught chickens for vaccinat

[Steeltoe]

It is probably one of the worst jobs in North America. It stinks like ammonia all day in the barn, it's hot, hard to breathe, and they leave the lights off to calm the birds. (picture rolling yourself up in a thick blanket that 30 people have urinated on, and stay in their all day with the heat cranked up in the house). When you get home from work, you have to strip naked before you go in your home, and hose off in the yard, or the smell gets everywhere. (I took to burning clothes at one point outside.)

At least you can go home and wash off, the chickens live this hell every minute of their lives!