Animal protection lobby terms caging chicken cruel

The World Animal Protection Africa (WAPA) has condemned farmers who practice caged poultry farming.

Science shows us that caging animals is cruel: they are sentient beings, capable of feeling pain and joy.

These farming systems cause immense suffering because animals in cages have no control over their lives, experience extreme frustration, are severely restricted in their movement, and are prevented from performing almost all natural behaviours.

 “No animal should be kept in cages, unable to express their natural behaviours and experiencing huge suffering. These inhumane systems cannot be the future of farming,” WAPA Campaigns Manager Dr Victor Yamo said.

WAPA’s stand comes five months after KFC banned all caged farming and terminated contracts with suppliers who practice it. In a statement, KFC called for the meat players in the world to stop using chickens that have been crammed into wire cages, living and treading in their excrement, where they can’t walk or spread their wings.