Chicken killers leave at least 300,000 dead, millions in damage to SC farms

[Are_grits_groceries]

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It’s a lot of hard work,” said Coker, who did not want to give his farm’s location in fear of risking another attack. “They roasted them. If they get too hot they die. I hate for them to be destroyed like that.”
Only an estimated 500 birds survived the attack, and they will be shipped out in coming days, Coker said.

One of Coker’s employees discovered the dead chickens a week ago Tuesday. He said he noticed a large amount of steam coming from the sides and the roofs of the chicken houses when he arrived at work around 7 a.m. He immediately knew something was wrong.

When he walked into one of the chicken houses, he said it was like a sheet of white – almost like snow – that wasn’t moving. The ventilation was shut off and the temperature inside of the house was turned up to 115 degrees.
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Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2015/03/02/4020701/when-you-come-out-here-and-work.html

I am not happy with the way many animals are raised en masse. However, to roast these chickens alive is beyond me.

[newfie11]

1. Sounds like something PETA would do nt

[LiberalElite]

3. PETA would do what?

[newfie11]

5. Kill animals to prove a point.

[LiberalElite]

6. ??? where do you get that???

[Oklahoma_Liberal]

9. PETA does that kind of thing regularly.

They often put animals to death to make a point.

[newfie11]

10. they have opened crates and let dogs out at shows

They've put poision in drinking water in crates at shows.
I show my Newfs, these are my babies and live in the house with me,sleep in the couches, so no show dogs are not all locked away in a cage.
PETA has a long history of killing animals.
https://www.petakillsanimals.com

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2979220

[JHB]

4. Seems a little early to draw that conclusion

Business sabotage? Local grudge?

[notadmblnd]

7. So these factory farms are not secure?

Anyone can walk in willynilly in the middle of the night and do what ever they want?

[JHB]

11. From the article, they were familiar with the type of security system

They knew how to disable security and warning systems, and what to do to shut off circulation and turn up the heat.

[NCTraveler]

12. Alerted. Left to stand 0-7. nt.

[LiberalElite]

2. Factory farming is no fun for the animals or the workers or the environment nt

[cwydro]

8. This is awful.

I have my own chickens, and I would never buy eggs from a store. Never in my life.

Nor will I eat chicken. I live in NC in an area that has a lot of these factory farms.

Chickens have died in our area from the cold. And they die from the heat every year in those horrid buildings they keep them in.

If people only knew the conditions these lovely birds live in - they would NEVER eat them again or buy the eggs.

[mucifer]

13. If you are against animal torture, Go Vegan.

Billions of animals are tortured then killed every year. If you are eating meat, dairy and eggs you are part of this. Most of us vegans ate meat dairy and eggs for many years. Most of us agree being vegan these days isn't hard to do.

I am not a member of PETA BTW. Don't blame me for what they do.

[BP2]

14. How do you ask a person if they're vegan?

You don't have to ask them.

They can't stop themselves from telling you.

[mucifer]

15. So ... people never tell you how much they love meat??

Put yourself in our shoes. We hear about people loving meat all the time.

BTW this is a thread about animal cruelty. Why shouldn't I give my thoughts on animal cruelty?