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Every year 10 billion land and roughly 47 billion marine animals are abused, exploited, and killed in the United States for food. There are few laws giving them any legal protection. We need your help to make this world a more compassionate place for farmed animals. Take action by following the steps below. Want to be the first to know when animals need your help?

Your action is urgently needed to stop the shipping of live baby birds!

Every year, millions of day-old chicks, ducklings, goslings, poults and quail are mailed to feed stores and private homes through the postal service. The young birds are typically shipped without food or water with the expectation of arriving at their destination within 72 hours. Even in the best-case scenario, this practice is inhumane. Can you imagine permitting the shipment of puppies or kittens without food or water for three days?

Shipping delays and accidents often leave baby birds stranded. In 2020, when COVID-19 first broke ground in the United States, farmers on the East Coast reported shipments of nearly 5,000 chicks dead on arrival. 

As climate trends continue to cause more severe weather patterns, these events will likely continue to increase.

We believe that living, feeling animals are not commodities, and their painful deaths are not mere “acceptable losses.” And we know you feel the same. 

As of now, an estimated 1-2% of chicks are found dead on arrival when shipped through the postage. Considering that 20 million live chicks are shipped every year, these numbers are astronomical. Up to 400,000 chicks is a conservative estimate. Every one of these individuals dies by pain and suffering.

 

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