Anglo-Dutch
food giant Unilever has announced it will phase out the use of factory-farmed
chicken in its products.
In Dutch,
factory-farmed chickens are commonly known as plofkip - blown-up chicken –
because they are bred and drugged to grow so large so fast that they are ready
for slaughter in just 42 days. Their organs and legs cannot keep up with their
accelerated rate of growth, so heart attacks, organ failure and leg deformities
are common.
Unilever
informed animal rights organisation Wakker Dier that it plans to start phasing
out the use of factory-farmed animals in the first quarter of next year,
beginning with its chicken hot dogs and later following with its soups and
other food products.
Unilever
has told Wakker Dier that the industrially farmed chicken will be replaced with
chicken which qualifies for at least one star in the Dutch ‘better life’ meat
production rankings. One-star chickens are not bred as quickly and have access
to a covered outdoor area.
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