A Compassion Over Killing Report:
Animal Suffering in the Egg Industry
Male Chicks
Male
chicks do not lay eggs and, because they are of a different
breed than "broiler" chickens raised for meat, have
no economic value to the egg industry. They are likewise considered
an unwanted by-product of egg production and are killed shortly
after birth. In 1998, 219 million chicks were killed by the
commercial egg industry.(60)
They are typically ground up alive, gassed, or thrown into
a dumpster to suffocate or dehydrate.(61,
62)
Male
chicks do not lay eggs and, because they are of a different
breed than "broiler" chickens raised for meat, have
no economic value to the egg industry. They are likewise considered
an unwanted by-product of egg production and are killed shortly
after birth. In 1998, 219 million chicks were killed by the
commercial egg industry.(