[3] Unwanted Males Killed at Birth
At an Iowa hatcher, 150,000 newborn male chicks are shredded every single day. Chicks born at hatcheries are sent off to slaughter the very day they take their first breath. The only lives these babies know is one in which they are sorted and handled like pieces of garbage. Workers grab them by their wings, toss them onto conveyor belts, and throw them down a chute to spend their final moments in a grinding machine—in which they are ground up while they are still alive.
All this is standard procedure, widely accepted at commercial hatcheries and within the bounds of animal welfare laws. The egg industry considers male chicks to be useless because they don’t lay eggs and can’t be raised profitably for meat. Their sisters are not exactly lucky to remain alive.
Video (Warning; Very disturbing) Unwanted Males Killed at Birth (3:43)
Question: Most male chicks are *culled at birth, all broilers and fryers are slaughtered after seven weeks from birth, and most egg-laying hens are also slaughtered after a few years when their productivity declines. They are all meant to be killed to be eaten by humans or animals.
*cull: kill to reduce or control the number
Should male chickens be culled shortly after birth or slaughtered seven weeks later for meat? => Chat
*cull: kill to reduce or control the number
Should male chickens be culled shortly after birth or slaughtered seven weeks later for meat? => Chat
Question: Should male chickens be culled shortly after birth or slaughtered seven weeks later for meat?
=> HW Write your answer in four to six sentences by Friday.
Review Interesting
opinions. Try to organize your writing strategy
before writing.
1. Set
key word(s) to state why you think.
2. Write your answer (opinion)
with/without the key words. TS
3. Clearly
explain the key words in SS.
4.
Explain the key words in SS in the following sentence(s) respectively. SD
5. Lastly, you
can write another sentence to restate or reinforce the TS in CS
=> Revise Mark TS, SS, SD, CS before each sentence. Put brackets [key word(s)]
in SS.
Try using; make a profit/profitable, costly/it costs
to, improve/decline efficiency/productivity
TS
Male chicks should be killed as soon as they hatch from their eggs because it
is more [economical] and [humane] than keeping them
for weeks.
SS-1
First, male chicks aren’t as productive as female ones. SD They neither
grow as fast as female chicks nor lay eggs like hens. It means they cost more
but produce less.
SS-2
Also, chicks are barely conscious when they are born. SD Since they
won’t be treated well anyway, it is better to be killed before feeling or
experiencing anything harmful in the fastest and painless way.
CS If male chickens are to be killed, it should be done swiftly
without hurting their soul or body. (107 words)
I think that they should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除It’s because they wouldn’t understand what is happened.
If they will be allowed to live for two weeks, they would have various emotions, so when they culled, they would feel scared or sad.
To avoid so cruel situation, they should be culled shortly after birth.
Very well reasoned.
削除#2 => That's ...
... know or feel any before they are killed.
#3 will be allowed=> are kept
Why two weeks?
=> On the other hand, if they grow, they will ...
I think that they should be culled shortly after birth.
削除That’s because they wouldn’t know or feel any before they are killed.
On the other hand, if they grow, they will have various emotions, so when they culled, they feel scared or sad.
To avoid so cruel situation, they should be culled shortly after birth.
I think male chickens should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除It is because chicken farmer shouldn't use money to raise so many male chickens.
They have to use it for eggs and fryers.
However, It is bad that male ones feel pain when they are culled.
It is one of the better ways to cull after losing consciousness.
#2 That's because
削除chicken farmer shouldn't use money => It is costly for chicken farmers to ...
=> male chickens that do not lay eggs.
#3 => They can make more profit by ...
#4 bad that => inhumane to kill chickens without anesthesia
#5 => Male chicks should be ... in a proper way.
I think male chickens shoyld be culled shortly after birth as soon as possible.
削除That's because it is costly for chicken farmers to male chickens that do not lay eggs.
They can make more profit by raising eggs and fryers.
However, it is inhumane to kill chickens without anesthesia.
Malke chicks should be culled in a proper way.
#1 shortly = as soon as possible
削除#2 to male chickens => to grow ...
#3 raising eggs ???
I think they should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除It takes too much money to raise everything.
By raising only a limited number of chickens, we can raise chickens of better quality.
I think they may not get good treatment in two weeks so it’s better to kill them before they get scared.
#2 everything=>
削除#3 => If farmers grow ..., they will ...
#4 Do not use "I think" to explain what you think.
Why two weeks?
=> Also, if ..., they won't feel ...
I think they should be culled shortly after birth.
削除First, it takes too much money to raise everyone.
Also, growing fewer is more efficient. If farmers grow limited number of chickens, they will raise chickens of better quality.
They may not get good treatment after they birth so it’s better to kill them before they won’t feel scared.
#2 everyone=> all male chicks
削除They don't lay eggs ...
#3 fewer what?
#4 They <= what?
I think male chickens should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除It's because to raise male chickens is waste of money because breeders need a lot of money to make them alive such as food and space althogh they don't make much more profits.
Also, they can reduce the cost which needs for slaughter them because after birth chickens are smaller than seven weeks chickens.
For two reasons, to be culled shortly after birth is better.
#2 ... because ... because... => It is costly to raise male chicks that won't lay eggs like female chickens.
削除It costs ... to raise ...
#3 => It is cheaper/less costly to ...
<=But they produce meat!
I think they should be culled shortly after birth because it's economical and humane.
削除First, It is costly to raise male chicks that won't lay eggs like female chickens. It's not good as business.
Also, chicks are barely conscious when they are born. It is better to be killed before feeling anything harmful in the painless way.
For two reasons, to be culled shortly after birth is better.
For these reasons, culling them shortly after birth is better than them for weeks.
削除#5 culling them <= what?
削除than them ???
I think that they should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除According to the article, male chicks grow more slowly than hens.
Hen farm needs to make a profit.
If we raised the male chicks we would use more money, time and place.
So, this is the better way for farm and male chicks.
#1 they=>
削除#4 => should be after #2
It takes ... and ...
On the other hand, hens lay eggs that ...
#3 =>Chicken farms can make more money/profit by ...
I think that male chickens should be culled shortly after birth.
削除According to the article, male chicks grow more slowly than hens.
It takes more money, time and place.
Chicken farms can make more profit by raised hens to lay eggs.
#4 by raised hens=> by raising hens that lay eggs
削除I think that male chickens should be culled shorty after birth.
返信削除It's because it's costly to raise all of chickens.
Chicken farmers can't get money as much as they used because all of male chickens aren't needed.
Chickens will feel scared if they are slaughted seven weeks later because they understand a lot of things.
I think this is the better way for both chicken farmers and chickens.
A little to late.
削除#2 => That's because ... raise male chickens that won't lay eggs.
#3 ?????
#4 => Also, chickens will ... feel conscious of themselves.
I think that male chickens should be culled shorty after birth because it's good to get mnoey and for male chickens.
削除It's costly to raise male chickens that won't lay eggs.
Raising hens or female chickens is better than raising male chickens to get money.
Also, chickens will feel scared if they are slaughterd seven weeks later because they feel conscious of themselves.
Chickens farmer should kill them without pain and fear.
I think this is the better way for both chicken farmers and chickens.
#1 good to get money=> it brings more profits to the farmers ...
削除#2 First, ...
#5 Chickens farmer=>
I think male chickens should be culled shortly after birth.
返信削除As I said before, the chickens shortly after birth don't know about living so there is less cruel than the case that slaughtered seven weeks later.
And also, The chicken farmers don't need to spend more money for chicken's food if they are culled shortly after birth.
For those two reasons, they should be culled shortly after birth.
I think male chickens should be culled shortly after birth because it is more less cruel and economical than keeping them for weeks.
削除First, the chickens shortly after birth don't know about living so there is less cruel than the case that slaughtered seven weeks later.
Second, The chicken farmers don't need to spend more money for chicken's food if they are culled shortly after birth.
For those two reasons, they should be culled shortly after birth.
#2 Write in two sentences.
削除than the case that ...=> than being slaughtered after seven weeks.
#3 spend money for=>
I think male chickens should be culled shortly after birth because the male can die without thinking.
返信削除First if male chickens live for seven weeks they wouldn’t die easily.
Second the human can kill the male chickens to kill.
For those two reasons they should be culled shortly after birth.
#1 the male can die without thinking.<=???
返信削除#3 the human=>
kill the male chickens to kill