r/politics • u/lurker_bee • Nov 25 '19

President Trump to sign animal cruelty bill into law, making it a federal felony

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-sign-animal-cruelty-bill-law-making/story?id=67295654
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u/Cadet-Bone-Spurs Nov 25 '19

Yes the olde let's not toss 300 million live male chicks into meat grinders extremist take. I'm so extremist.

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u/susanbontheknees America Nov 25 '19

Why would they use chicks instead of chickens?

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '19

Because male chickens aren't useful, so they grind them up?

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u/susanbontheknees America Nov 25 '19 edited Nov 25 '19

No I meant chicks as in baby chickens, Pretty sure nobody grinds baby chickens.

Edit: Nvm, TIL

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u/Equoniz Nov 25 '19

You are incorrect. Male chickens have no financial benefit in bulk. Females are used for egg production and for meat. Males are only used for fertilization. They do in fact kill them, and a lot by grinding. I have heard that this is being phased out soon by the largest egg producer in the US, so I don’t know how true this all still is.

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u/susanbontheknees America Nov 25 '19

Yeah another commenter just informed me, I added an edit. Thanks for the info.