No, I'm not making it up. Major suppliers of chicken such as Tyson and Purdue use "beakless" chickens. The beak is partially removed without anaesthia. The reason that this is done is that birds are stored in very small cages at about 3 to six chickens a cage. This leads to psychosis-induced "pecking sprees." The birds are also fed hormones and antibiotics to keep them "healthy" and ready to lay eggs all day long if they are layers. If they're broilers they are fed massive amounts of hormones, antibiotics, and grain mixed up with ground up chicken so that they become fat and ready to eat in less than 2 months. Just because I happen to know how a factory farm works doesn't make me a liar.
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