More people die each year due to meat consumption than that of the number who die from smoking. ... There is a 12% rise in blood cholesterol from consuming one egg a day. ... Boiler chickens do not live more than seven weeks.What can we do to help? ... To help prevent these atrocities again the best solution would be halting all of you egg consumption, but otherwise look for labels that read, "Laid in NESTS by UNCAGED hens". ... They are then placed in compartments with no room to move at all. ...

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I would also like to tell you what really happens to the animals that are eaten day after day, meal after meal, by Americans and increasingly, by people around the globe. ... These chickens live an average of only 4 to 5 years, whereas they would normally live for 15-20 years. ... When they are slaughtered at about 16 weeks, they are usually too sick or crippled to even walk. 1 in every 10 die in confinement. ... Pigs are subjected to the same type of treatment as well. Although pigs are naturally peaceful and social animals, they resort to cannibalism and tailbiting when confined. ...

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