Clown: “What saith Pythagoras?
Malvolio: That the soul of our grandam might haply inhabit a fowl.
—Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
A broiler is a member of the species Gallus gallus raised for meat production.
Selective breeding causes them discomfort,
but most are slaughtered between four and six weeks of age.
Newly hatched egg layers are sorted by sex.
Males—by the hecatomb!—are eloctrocuted, decapitated, suffocated. Or simply crushed.
Billions of broilers are consumed each year in the United States alone.
See if you can spot Mawmaw! You can tell her by her white feathers her sallow, goose-bumped skin.
Friday, February 21, 2025
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