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US egg industry kills 350M chicks a year. New tech offers an alternative

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Re: US egg industry kills 350M chicks a year. New tech offers an alternative

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> New technology enables hatcheries to quickly peer into millions of fertilized eggs and spot male embryos, then grind them up before they mature into chicks. I think the title is quite misleading. They would still end killed, just earlier.

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Re: US egg industry kills 350M chicks a year. New tech offers an alternative

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> New technology enables hatcheries to quickly peer into millions of fertilized eggs and spot male embryos, then grind them up before they mature into chicks. I think the title is quite misleading. They would still end killed, just earlier.

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The proper term is "forced birth"

Re: US egg industry kills 350M chicks a year. New tech offers an alternative

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> New technology enables hatcheries to quickly peer into millions of fertilized eggs and spot male embryos, then grind them up before they mature into chicks. I think the title is quite misleading. They would still end killed, just earlier.

I assume from the headline with this new way a conscious creature doesn't experience immense pain.
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