PETA activists dress as 'crippled' chickens in downtown Winnipeg
Chickens raised and killed by the meat and dairy industries endure miserable confinement, PETA says
People dressed up as chickens using wheelchairs, crutches and walkers to protest the way the birds are treated by the meat and dairy industries.
The costumed chickens were part of a PETA rally outside the RBC Convention Centre on Monday in downtown Winnipeg, where the Canadian Poultry and Egg Processors Council was meeting
"Chickens raised and killed by the meat and dairy industries routinely endure miserable confinement, painful debeaking and rough handling that leads to broken wings and legs," stated a press release from the animal rights organization.
"Chickens are individuals with personalities and the capacity to develop families and friendships, a chance every animal used by meat and egg industries is denied," PETA executive vice president Tracy Reiman stated in the release.
"PETA is calling on caring people to spare chickens by swapping meat and eggs for cruelty-free vegan fare."
According to PETA, chickens killed for food are fed a steady diet of antibiotics and bred to grow so large that their legs snap under their weight. Chickens used for eggs are crammed into filthy cages so tiny that they're unable to lift a wing, and male chicks are killed because they're of no use to the egg industry.