The thousands of chickens live together in huge sheds for just 35 days before they are gassed. Footage to be screened this evening on BBC1 focuses on one farm where about 34, chickens are penned into a shed with few windows. When they are large enough the chickens are gassed, chopped into nine pieces and sent to warehouses in large trays where they are then distributed to branches nationwide. The farmer in charge claimed the birds had 'a very good life' and showed how they were healthy. Farms supply KFC with around 23 million chickens each year and its chains sell almost pieces of chicken every minute.
About 1, farms in the country supply KFC with 23million chickens a year. Scenes show the chickens as they walk around in their own excrement while a layer of sawdust has turned murky brown from mopping up waste.
You can see this is a good, healthy chicken. You can see for yourself, they look absolutely fantastic. They endure a wretched existence in giant windowless sheds stinking with ammonia. A very large number die from starvation or dehydration. About million of these birds are produced in country each year about 30million-plus die in the sheds.
When the chickens are large enough they are gassed, chopped into nine pieces and sent to the warehouses in large trays. The trays of chicken are then distributed to KFC branches nationwide and sold to customers. This is the first time cameras have been allowed access to KFC. The fast food chain say animal welfare is 'essential'. Fast food: One of KFC's branches. The next step after this is to be grabbed by their frail legs, and shoved in crates and taken off to slaughter.
A great number suffer broken bones during this process. It is the first time cameras have been allowed access to KFC. KFC was the first quick-service restaurant to gain Red Tractor certification and we have in place our own robust standard, which is independently audited by third parties. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
Argos AO. Privacy Policy Feedback. The push for high growth rates and maximum amounts of breast meat has exacerbated health and welfare problems for birds, including inability to move and liver and heart failure.
One in 10 KFC chickens also suffer hock burn caused by ammonia from the waste of other birds, which can burn through the skin of the leg — a condition typically associated with inactive birds. In a flock of 10, birds that means around birds dying or being culled. KFC has been praised by animal welfare campaigners for its willingness to make public the data in its first ever animal welfare report. The data will be used by the company to track its progress in tackling various welfare measures, including mortality rates, antibiotic use and stocking density.
KFC says it wants to transition more of its 34 suppliers to slower growing breeds, which are less prone to disease and injury, helping to reduce the need for antibiotics.
Although antibiotic use had been falling, the company said it was investigating the reasons for a slight increase last year among its suppliers. It said a move towards slower-growing breeds would require collaboration and commitment across the EU as well as in Thailand and Brazil. For you. World globe An icon of the world globe, indicating different international options. Get the Insider App. Click here to learn more. A leading-edge research firm focused on digital transformation.
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