| Debeaked and detoed without any pain relief, these birds are bred to reach a crippling weight at an unnaturally fast rate. |
| The debeaked chickens we've had have never turned cannibalistic. |
| Bred for weight, many of them can no longer walk and they're debeaked with a hot knife in case they peck one another to death. |
| They're despurred and debeaked, but because of crowding and other stresses, they still find ways to harm each other. |
| They are painfully debeaked and detoed without anesthetic to offset the destructive effects of overcrowding, boredom and frustration. |
| Around 40 per cent of battery hens are debeaked and around 33 per cent have broken bones before reaching the slaughterhouse. |
