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Rapid Growth and Deformities

Compassion Over Killing
Due in part to selective breeding for rapid growth, broiler chickens suffer from painful leg deformities and lameness, even from a young age, as shown in this photo. One scientific study found that 26% of broiler chickens suffered chronic pain in the last weeks of their lives as a result of bone disease.

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