Animal - rights Quote by Karen Davis
““I am a battery hen. I live in a cage so small I cannot stretch my wings. I am forced to stand night and day on a sloping wire mesh floor that painfully cuts into my feet. The cage walls tear my feathers, forming blood blisters that never heal. The air is so full of ammonia that my lungs hurt and my eyes burn and I think I am going blind. As soon as I was born, a man grabbed me and sheared off part of my beak with a hot iron, and my little brothers were thrown into trash bags as useless alive. My mind is alert and my body is sensitive and I should have been richly feathered. In nature or even a farmyard I would have had sociable, cleansing dust baths with my flock mates, a need so strong that I perform 'vacuum' dust bathing on the wire floor of my cage. Free, I would have ranged my ancestral jungles and fields with my mates, devouring plants, earthworms, and insects from sunrise to dusk. I would have exercised my body and expressed my nature, and I would have given, and received, pleasure as a whole being. I am only a year old, but I am already a 'spent hen.' Humans, I wish I were dead, and soon I will be dead. Look for pieces of my wounded flesh wherever chicken pies and soups are sold.””
About This Quote
Source Documentary: “Food, Inc.”,2008
Highlights extreme suffering of industrially farmed chickens, urging empathy and ethical food choices.
In simple terms: Industrial farming causes severe animal cruelty.
Key Takeaway
Consider humane, plant‑based alternatives.
Themes
animal rights
industrial agriculture
ethics
Mood
ouaged
determined
Type
activist
emotive
When to use this quote
- dietary choices
- activism
- policy advocacy
- consumer education
Key Concepts
sentience
sustainability
food systems
Questions to Reflect On
- What changes could reduce animal suffering?
- How can consumers influence industry?
A Different Perspective
Economic pressures may limit alternatives.
