Animal rights advocates in East Africa are demanding
a ban on the battery cages in poultry farming, and for good reason.It is no secret that chickens trapped in battery cages live horrible lives.
In many cages, the animals can hardly turn around, let alone comfortably lie down. A lack of space to move about and exhibit natural behaviors like scratching leads to psychological trauma and painful physical conditions
like osteoporosis -- brittle bones that break and smash easily.
Chicks often end up having their beaks trimmed before going into these torture chambers, because if they don't, they'll resort to pecking out their own feathers or cannibalizing one another.
What kind of a life is this for a living, breathing animal?Sign now to demand a ban on the cage system in poultry farming in Kenya and Uganda!
With a growing number of people eating poultry around the world, the demand for chicken has grown. And, to make matters worse, European nations where these cruel contraptions are banned are "dumping" their secondhand battery cages across East Africa, according to some advocates. Some are calling it "a transfer of animal cruelty to Africa,"
where many farmers who need to make a living don't have options other than to use cheaper equipment that is less geared towards animal welfare.It is time for the governments of Uganda and Kenya to step up, support their nations' farmers and entrepreneurs, and protect animal welfare.
Kenya and Uganda should ban battery cages altogether and support farmers' education and use of more humane equipment to immediately reduce the suffering of hundreds of thousands of chickens. It is time both countries listen to the voices of local activists and stand up for animal rights! Sign now if you agree!
Wananchi wa Afrika Mashariki wanadai marufuku ya kutumia makundi ya kuku katika ufugaji wa kuku, na kwa sababu nzuri. Katika ngome nyingi, wanyama hawawezi kugeuka, wala kulala vizuri. Ukosefu wa nafasi ya kuhamia na kuonyesha tabia za asili kama vile kukwaruza husababisha majeraha ya kisaikolojia na hali zenye uchungu za kimwili kama vile osteoporosis - mifupa dhaifu ambayo huvunjika na kuvunjika kwa urahisi. "Wanawake wengi huishia kuwa na mdomo uliokatwa kabla ya kuingia katika vyumba hivi vya mateso, kwa sababu ikiwa hawataki kufanya hivyo, watatumia njia ya ""kuchoma manyoya yao wenyewe"" au ""kuchoma"" wengine." "Hii ni maisha ya aina gani kwa mnyama anayeishi na kupumua?Sajili sasa ili kudai marufuku ya mfumo wa ngome katika kilimo cha kuku nchini Kenya na Uganda!""" Kwa kuwa idadi ya watu wanaokula kuku inaongezeka ulimwenguni pote, mahitaji ya kuku yameongezeka. Na, ili kufanya mambo yawe mabaya zaidi, mataifa ya Ulaya ambako vifaa hivi vya ukatili vimepigwa marufuku "yanatupa" vibanda vya betri vyao vilivyotumiwa kotekote Afrika Mashariki, kulingana na watetezi fulani. "Wengine wanaliona kama ""uhamisho wa ukatili dhidi ya wanyama Afrika,"" ambapo wakulima wengi ambao wanahitaji kupata riziki hawana chaguo jingine ila kutumia vifaa vya bei nafuu ambavyo havina lengo la kulinda wanyama. ""Ni wakati kwa serikali za Uganda na Kenya kuimarisha, kuunga mkono wakulima na wajasiriamali wa nchi zao, na kulinda ustawi wa wanyama." Kenya na Uganda zinapaswa kupiga marufuku kabisa makundi ya kuku na kuunga mkono elimu ya wakulima na matumizi ya vifaa vya kibinadamu zaidi ili kupunguza mateso ya mamia ya maelfu ya kuku. Ni wakati nchi zote mbili kusikiliza sauti ya wanaharakati wa ndani na kusimama kwa ajili ya haki za wanyama! Saini sasa ikiwa unakubali!