A “Super Bowl” of Suffering for Nothing 12 February 2022 A “Super Bowl” of Suffering for Nothing “The chickens try to hide their head from you by sticking it under the wing of the chicken next to them on the slaughter line. You can tell by them looking at you, they’re scared to death.” – Virgil Butler, former Tyson chicken slaughterhouse worker Beth Clifton's collage depicts the contrition of Virgil Butler & Laura Alexander, who wrote: “We could no longer look at a piece of meat anymore without seeing the sad face of the suffering animal who had lived in it when the animal was still alive.” A “Super Bowl” of Suffering for Nothing Chicken “wings” aren’t wings, since real wings contain full-grown bones. An industry article about “more wings from every chicken” explained that “A new patented cut uses the chicken’s scapula bone and surrounding meat and skin to yield six – not four – wing pieces per bird.” The scapula is the chicken’s shoulder blade – skin, bone, flesh, and cartilage mishmashed into “wings” to disguise what they actually are. CHICKEN DREAMING (Ancestral memories in a metal “broiler” chicken shed.) He sits in this house of feces and pain With thousands of others All the same, call it a triumph or Call it insane. His eyes are burning. His liver is leaking. His legs are aching and lame. But he will be Eaten with pleasure All the same. His nerves, bones and tendons will be nuggets in a bucket Chewed by a fan At a game. His “wings” (don’t ask) will prove What it means To be a Man Like every other Man and his brother, Inane. His breast will water The mouth of a lady trying To lose weight with this Lump on her plate. For this he was made For supper. Meanwhile he dreams his Impossible dream: Ancestral memories Of family and friends Of tropical forest all rainy and green From which he came To suffer like this For a foul mouth of chicken bliss. – Karen Davis Perdue Chicken House photo by David Harp United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. Don't just switch from beef to chicken. Go Vegan. www.UPC-online.org View this article online United Poultry Concerns | PO Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!