I cannot even fucking begin to explain how sick and sad and scared this makes me.  I don’t have a political statement or an articulate reaction to provide here.  I’m just astonished.

ncpr:

Cry fowl

“As long as their brain stem is intact, the homeostatic functions of the chicken will continue to operate. By removing the cerebral cortex of the chicken, its sensory perceptions are removed. It can be produced in a denser condition while remaining alive, and oblivious.

“The feet will also be removed so the body of the chicken can be packed together in a dense volume.

“Food, water and air are delivered via an arterial network and excreta is removed in the same manner. Around 1000 chickens will be packed into each ‘leaf’, which forms part of a moving, productive system.”

This is a real - though still potential - model for chicken farming in the UK