The Journal
Some general(ish) information on poultry.
Before I give you any information, I want to try and make one thing clear; I am not asking you to become a vegetarian/vegan. At no point shall I ask you to give up animal products. What I am asking is for you to be aware. To know where you're getting your food from, and if possible to please acquire your meat from local stores and butchers, where killing is as humane as it can be and where living conditions are much more acceptable. I understand that this is near impossible to do when living in cities.

Chickens are the most abused animal on the planet. They are crammed into disgusting sheds (filled with feces and corpses) by the tens of thousands. Many die of heart attack caused by stress; some even die of starvation. Often their legs cannot withstand their weight as they are crippled from growing so large so fast. When they can't walk, they can't reach their food. They are fed antibiotics so they grow faster, and because of this extra weight their organs often give out. Poultry is beaten with a metal rod, and tossed aside while still very much alive. This sort of treatment is perfectly legal according to companies. After spending weeks in these conditions, poultry is shoved into cramped cages and travel for hours to the slaughterhouse. They are tossed about without care, and are forced to endure extreme weather conditions without food and water. Once they arrive at the slaughterhouses, they are shackled and their throats are slit. At this time, they are possibly still conscious. The animals are sometimes scalded alive in feather removal tanks.

Hens are crammed into cages for egg production, where many go insane and attack one another. Because of this, their beaks are seared off with a hot blade. They live their entire lives being unable to spread their wings because they're so crowded; they cannot do other natural things such as dust bathing and foraging. It takes 34 hours, to produce just one egg. If egg production drops, food can be withheld for up to 14 days. This shocks the hens back into a laying cycle. This obviously causes many to die of starvation. Many hens have weak and broken bones, worn down bodies, and hemorrhaging by the time they make it to slaughter.

Besides keeping in mind the above facts, please also keep in mind that not all poultry goes through this. Many farms/factories/slaughterhouses are as humane as you can be when killing something.

The above information will be posted on the site as soon as the hosting site stops being a jerk. Heh.
(EDIT: It's posted now.)

Summer's here, so hopefully things will get done. The fact that I'm updating the journal is a plus sign.

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News Stories
Turkey plant worker sentenced for animal cruelty. [link]
MowMar workers charged with animal abuse. [link]
Uniform Code of Military Justice may add animal cruelty as an offense. [link]
Winter Haven woman charged with 24 counts of animal cruelty. [link]
Oregon woman guilty of animal abuse after dragging dog. [link]

*If you know of any other news stories that should be mentioned above, let us know. Please realize that we try and mention news from all over the world, but it's sometimes hard to track down recent stories. As well, we can not mention every story. If you are interested in animal abuse in the news, please check out Google news and search animal abuse or cruelty. [link] [link]
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Hard Hitting Stories
-Canceled until further notice-

Featured Animal
Hey, Autumn here!
Once a week, we will feature a different endangered animal, and give tips on how you can help them survive.

This weeks featured animal is the Alabama Shad.

The Alabama Shad is classified as an endangered fish species due to a very fragmented population of mature adults.

More info: [link]

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to note me! Just make sure that in the subject box, you write 'Autumn'.

Events
Check this site out if you live in the UK, they hold many events. [link]

*If there are any anti animal abuse events happening anywhere, that you know of, please alert us so we can add them to the least. Events can include anything, protests, rallies, get together's, or even days, such as World Ocean Day. If there are no events happening on those days in your town, try and get people interested and maybe have your school, community, town or city put something together. Don't be scared to speak up.*

Petitions
Help PETA put an end to Iams and it's cruelty. [link]
Help horses, sign an online petition to try and get rid of cruelty to horses. [link]
Help stop KFC's reign of terror over the chickens. [link]
Wearing real fur is wrong, help stop the cruel slaughter of animals for something that is rightly theirs! [link]
One person can make a difference, stop cruelty towards wolves. [link]
Stop Shelter Animals From Being Sold for Research. [link]
Ban the Gas Chamber for Animals in Michigan. [link]
Join Forces With Canadians Who Care About Animals. [link]
Stop the trophy hunting of bears. [link]

*Any good petitions you can show us are welcome. We prefer they be as legit as possible, and not some internet crap that won't ever do anything. Try and find petitions from organizations such as WSPA and ILPH. Yes, sometimes we will have shitty-get-you-no-where-petitions, but that can't be helped. There's only so many good petitions out there.*

Competitions
No current competition.

Links
RSPCA: [link]
WSPA: [link]
WHW: [link]
WWF: [link]
COK: [link]
ASPCA: [link]

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