SHELL TO HELL

In the heart of the egg industries lies a grim tale of cruelty towards hens and their offspring. From commercial hatcheries to
mass killings, the ruthless treatment unfolds at every stage. Let’s discuss every steps below:

1. Incubation and Hatching:

In the commercial egg industries, eggs are typically removed from the hens’ nest and placed in large incubators where chicks
develop inside the eggs. Unfortunately, these chicks never get the chance to meet their mothers. The conditions in commercial
hatcheries can be less than ideal, leading to various issues such as deformities and serious health problems among the newly
hatched ones like chicks born with an protruding organs.

2. Sexing:
Sexing is the process of determining the gender of newly hatched chicks. Here workers employ a cruel method where they
painfully squeeze the sensitive genitals and determine gender. Afterwards, Male chicks are deemed useless for egg production
and are subjected to inhumane treatment.

3. Grading and Rejecting:

Chicks are graded based on various factors such as the timing of their hatching, deformities, or general weakness. Similarly, Male
chicks are particularly considered useless as they cannot lay eggs. The rejection of chicks leads to mass killings.

4. De-Beaking:
Due to the crowded and cramped conditions in commercial facilities, chickens may exhibit aggressive behavior, pecking at each
other. Instead of addressing the root cause by providing more space, the industry resorts to a painful practice known as de-
beaking. This involves cutting or melting off a portion of the beak, leaving the chicks in a state of shock and pain.

5. Mass Killing:
Male chicks especially, being non-productive for egg-laying, face various mass killing methods with acute lack proper pain
management. Some common, merciless and brutal practices include:

 Grinding: A shockingly common method involves tossing live chicks, along with eggshells and deceased birds, into
grinders, reducing them to a gruesome paste. This heartless approach reflects the industry's callous disregard for the lives
of these innocent animals.

 Drowning: Chicks face a slow and agonizing death as they are submerged in water-filled drums. According to an
employee, it can take up to 30 minutes for these helpless creatures to succumb to this cruel fate.

 Burning: In a horrifying display of brutality, chicks are subjected to slow burns. Partially burnt birds often endure days of
excruciating agony before death.
 Crushing and Suffocating: Helpless chicks are crammed into containers, leading to a horrific cycle of suffocation.
Similarly, Careless workers crush them in containers, further emphasizing the inhumane treatment these animals endure.

 Fish Food: Chicks that survive traumatic transport are callously dumped into ponds alongside their deceased
companions, serving as live bait for fish. This grim practice showcases the industry's complete disregard for the welfare of
these defenseless animals.

6. Forced Moulting:
Forced molting, a widespread practice globally for female hens, is a cruel and unregulated practice,
subjecting hens to a 7 to 14-days fasting to accelerate their egg-laying cycle. This unnatural process causes weight and feather
loss, leading to stress-induced illnesses and aggressive behaviors. Confined in cages, hens suffer from infections, skin issues, and
leg deformities. The rapid feather loss as an outcome leaves them vulnerable to temperature changes, bacteria, dust, and
ammonia burns.

Hunger keeps hens anxious, pecking at empty feeders, and searching for nonexistent food. In cramped cages, they can't rest
properly, enduring painful and uncomfortable hours. While workers handle the birds brutally, showing no compassion for
injured or stuck hens. Injured and sick hens are abandoned to agonize and die alone among thousands.

The aftermath includes decomposing bodies in pits near farms, contaminating soil, air, and posing infection risks. After
completing their second egg cycle, hens are discarded after just three years, despite a potential eight-year lifespan. Up to 1/3 of
hens undergoing forced molting die, contributing to millions raised in cages, intensifying the cruelty of this practice. Many
consumers are unaware that the eggs they consume support the most animal suffering in industrial agriculture.
7. Behind the Labels
More than 2 million chickens are slaughtered every hour for human consumption across the globe, with most of them being just
seven weeks old. Unfortunately, the narrative of chicken meat production and slaughterhouses is one marked by profound
suffering. These sentient beings undergo rapid and unnatural growth, manipulated by an industry singularly focused on
productivity and profitability. Consequently, these birds spend their brief seven weeks enduring the consequences of inhabiting
a body that deviates from nature's design.

At the conclusion of this short period, there is no merciful conclusion awaiting them. They are packed into crates and
transported to the abattoir. Here, they face slaughter through one of two methods.

 Electrifying: Terrified birds are shackled by their legs on an industrial conveyor belt, where their heads are pulled through
electrified water to render them unconscious. Subsequently, the conveyor belt guides them past an automated machine
that cuts their throats.

 Gassing: Alternatively, birds may undergo gassing. Crates containing them are moved into a chamber filled with carbon
dioxide, with the birds taking up to 5 minutes to become unconscious, depending on the system. Once gassed, the birds are
then shackled by their legs on an industrial line to have their throats cut.

The pain and suffering inflicted upon individual birds in the chicken meat industry are incalculable, deliberately kept hidden from
public view. This lack of transparency persists because the labels on chicken meat or bags of chicken nuggets do not disclose
pain and suffering as key ingredients. Fortunately, there exists a compassionate alternative for consumers to consider “
Vegeterian Diet”.

“Going for vegetarian diet is one of the best things we can do to help stop animal cruelty. By refusing to pay for animal
products, we reduce the demand for them, which ensures fewer animals are bred to suffer and die on farms and in
slaughterhouses.”
The only requirement is to refrain non-vegeterian diet, which is even better for our healthy body functioning.

Are we meant to consume flesh?

The spiritually-minded, who eat food that is first offered in sacrifice, are released from all kinds of sin. Others, who cook food for
their own enjoyment, verily eat only sin. _ Bhagwat Geeta

“To avoid causing terror to living beings, let the disciple refrain from eating meat… the food of the wise is that which is
consumed by the sādhus; it does not consist of meat.” The Buddha.
Health Benefits: Understanding the science of proper and healthy eating involves recognizing three modes: the mode of
goodness (Sattvic), the mode of passion (Rajasic), and the mode of ignorance (Tamasic).

1. Sattvic Diet (Mode of Goodness):

It comprises natural and wholesome foods like greens, lentils, pulses, beans, fruits, vegetables, and products from the cow.
When consumed in moderation, this diet promotes physical and mental well-being, creating a calm and composed mind.
Properly prepared Sattvic foods contribute to a balanced and peaceful state.

2. Rajasic Diet (Mode of Passion):

It involves overcooked, excessively seasoned, or indulgent foods, appealing more to the palate than nutritional needs.
Generally, Too much salt, spice, sugar, or sourness can push a Sattvic food into the Rajasic category. Consuming foods in the
mode of passion may lead to heightened desires, restlessness, and a preoccupation with worldly materialistic pleasures.

3. Tamasic Diet (Mode of Ignorance):

It comprises foods that are stale, putrefied, addictive, and includes meat products, eggs, and fish. Consuming Tamasic foods
may lead to a disposition characterized by violence, anger, laziness, addiction, and increased darkness of the soul. This diet is
believed to enhance ignorance and contribute to a lower state of consciousness. So, it’s never recommended. Also, Medical
statistics also indicate that meat eaters have a higher risk of certain diseases like cancer, contradicting the natural design of the
human body.

Well, It’s obvious that you believe feeding beef to the cows is against the design of God. And apart from that, feeding
carnivorous animals the same beef is good karma. Plan accordingly, Carnivores've got a whole set out here. They’ve got specific
adaptations like canines for biting and tearing flesh, a high level of stomach acid for meat digestion, and a unique way of
drinking water by lapping it with their tongues. Humans and hervivores like deers, on the other hand, have characteristics
suggesting a plant-based design. Our teeth are not predominantly canines, and we don't have the high stomach acidity found in
carnivores.

Some other sides of Meat production

1. Deforestation:
- Contributors: The demand for agricultural land, especially for livestock grazing and feed crop production, often leads to
deforestation. This contributes to habitat loss, biodiversity decline, and increased greenhouse gas emissions.
-Impact of Change: Choosing a vegetarian diet reduces the demand for land-intensive animal agriculture, helping to preserve
forests and natural ecosystems.

2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions:

-Contributors: Livestock, especially ruminants like cattle, produce methane during digestion. Methane is a potent greenhouse
gas with a higher warming potential than carbon dioxide.
- Impact of Change: By reducing meat consumption, particularly from ruminant animals, individuals can contribute to lower
methane emissions, helping mitigate the impact on climate change.

3. Waste and Pollution:

- Contributors: Animal agriculture produces large amounts of waste, including manure, which lead to Air, land and water
pollution if not managed properly.
- Impact of Change: Adopting a plant-based diet reduces the overall demand for intensive livestock farming, which, in turn,
helps decrease the environmental impact associated with waste runoff and pollution.

4. Energy Efficiency:
- Contributors: Producing animal products tends to be less energy-efficient compared to growing plant-based foods directly for
human consumption.
Example: “The resources needed to raise a cow to feed a family of six could be used more efficiently in plant production. The
same resources could feed twice as many people if allocated to growing plant-based foods directly for human consumption. This
highlights the energy inefficiency of producing animal products compared to plant-based alternatives.”

In summary, adhering to a plant-based diet can contribute to environmental sustainability by reducing the demand for resource-
intensive and environmentally impactful practices associated with conventional animal agriculture. It promotes a more efficient
use of resources and helps mitigate various environmental challenges, including climate change, deforestation, and water
scarcity.