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They're usually shredded alive almost immediately because they're seen as "waste" since they don't lay eggs

For some more context:

Why the egg industry 'shreds' baby chicks alive (NSFL)

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[–] VictoriaAScharleau@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

you pay the guy who pays the guy who kills the animals

most people don't do that, either. meat packers will get it from the abattoirs, who will then sell it to suppliers, and there might be two or three suppliers before anyone sells it to a grocer or restaurant.

the animal isn't killed because i create demand, except for meanings of "cause" that don't require a causal relationship.