{"id":51877,"date":"2024-03-20T14:20:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/les-poulets-de-chair\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:39:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:39:54","slug":"chickens","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/chickens\/","title":{"rendered":"Chickens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"51877\" class=\"elementor elementor-51877 elementor-48582\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-835499e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"835499e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f64b392\" data-id=\"f64b392\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f9dcf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f9dcf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6eccdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e6eccdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With over 22 billion\u00b9 worldwide, chickens are the most common bird species in the world. Yet, chickens are seldom recognized for anything other than their meat.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a280f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a280f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e818dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e818dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cBroiler\u201d chickens belong to the same species as laying hens but are of different breeds. They are curious birds with amazing abilities.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaedc00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"eaedc00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-965236f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"965236f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-812b9b7\" data-id=\"812b9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec60012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec60012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-003381e gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"003381e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-51877 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1.png'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Poulets \u00e9lev\u00e9s pour la chair.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-48715\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-1080-x-590-1.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-48715'>\n\t\t\t\tFig.1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2.png'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-48598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-2.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-48598'>\n\t\t\t\tFig.2\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-545c80f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"545c80f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fdc985 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fdc985\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe37aa4\" data-id=\"fe37aa4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80bd043 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80bd043\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>or example, chickens\u2014including laying hens\u2014are capable of deductive reasoning and arithmetic. They can also perceive intervals of time, anticipate future events and demonstrate consistent abilities of \u201cepisodic memory\u201d.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p><p>This type of memory involves events that an individual has personally experienced or anticipates experiencing, including the place, time and emotional state of the moment. It could be a food eaten the previous day or an activity planned for the future. This memory is also referred to as \u201cautobiographical memory<span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">.<\/span><\/p><p>While red meat consumption is declining in Canada, the demand for chicken is on the rise. Since chickens are smaller, this has resulted in the slaughter of even more animals. In 2022, some 194 million broiler chickens were slaughtered in Quebec alone. That\u2019s 10 million more than the year before.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e9c19c\" data-id=\"9e9c19c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-affb038 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"affb038\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-3.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 3 A broiler chick a few days old.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00f25d0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00f25d0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e8bccd8\" data-id=\"e8bccd8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b81f94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4b81f94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7eea0d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7eea0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-119229d\" data-id=\"119229d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0dacbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0dacbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f78f61d\" data-id=\"f78f61d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ecb130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2ecb130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fc5936\" data-id=\"9fc5936\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a25b571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a25b571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765af66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765af66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default elementor-inline-editing pen\" style=\"text-align: left;\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"title\" data-pen-placeholder=\"\u00c9crivez ici...\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Did you know?<\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chickens are descendants of the red junglefowl (Gallus gallus), an elegant bird native to Southeast Asia. They are related to turkeys, quails, partridges, pheasants and even peacocks!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-032426e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"032426e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dfd1601\" data-id=\"dfd1601\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637ea14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637ea14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Fig. 4 An Indian Red Junglefowl rooster, the ancestor of domestic chickens.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f88e77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f88e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1903efc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1903efc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc80533\" data-id=\"dc80533\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33b8816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33b8816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Life as a chicken in Quebec<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec68135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ec68135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6c4866 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6c4866\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75fb6a5\" data-id=\"75fb6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7454a6c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7454a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"482\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-s2.0-S0032579119385505-gr3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-s2.0-S0032579119385505-gr3.jpg.webp 482w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-s2.0-S0032579119385505-gr3-300x204.jpg.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 5 Evolution of the broiler chicken, comparing three different lines from 1957, 1978 and 2005. Each line shows the same bird at 0, 28 and 56 days of age. <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e41c9d9\" data-id=\"e41c9d9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fba28da elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fba28da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chicks begin their lives in a hatchery, where the eggs are artificially incubated. Within their first 48 hours of life, they are transported to a producer, who will fatten them up in a large, densely packed \u201cfree-run\u201d barn. They stay there for a few weeks, depending on what final weight is desired for them.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p><p>Due to genetic selection, broiler chicken breeds grow extraordinarily fast. This trait is desirable for an agri-food industry seeking profit.<sup>5<\/sup> However, this rapid growth has consequences on the animals\u2019 health and well-being. Broiler chickens are more prone to certain pathologies, like cardiac arrhythmia, and they fatten so quickly that, toward the end of their short lives, many struggle to stay standing on their legs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b82d135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b82d135\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b734578 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b734578\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chickens raised in high-density facilities are more susceptible to sudden death syndrome, which typically kills between 0.5% to 4% of commercial chickens.<span style=\"font-size: 18px;letter-spacing: 0.9px\">\u2076<\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d03ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d03ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62a0e9f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62a0e9f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-523b5ff\" data-id=\"523b5ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b07e4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b07e4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the chickens are not confined to narrow cages like laying hens, the sheer quantity of birds means each individual has very little space. These living conditions are stressful and make it difficult to observe these animals\u2019 cognitive and emotional capacities.<\/p><p>Capturing the birds to transport them to the slaughterhouse is also a major source of stress and even injury for them. The chickens are caught, held upside-down by their legs<sup>7<\/sup>\u00a0and then crammed into crates that are stacked onto trucks. Chickens are normally between five<sup>4<\/sup>\u00a0et and nine weeks old\u00a0when they are sent to the slaughterhouse.<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0As a result, a broiler chicken may live just 35 days.<\/p><p>In Quebec, the quantity of chickens killed annually is measured by weight rather than by the number of individuals. In 2021, the province produced 348 million kilograms of eviscerated chicken carcasses.<sup>8<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aebdd8a\" data-id=\"aebdd8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bdff87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3bdff87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-48695\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8-1024x1024.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8-300x300.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8-150x150.png.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8-768x768.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-Carre-8.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Fig. 6 A broiler chicken who seems unable to get to their feet.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5aa323 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5aa323\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-398ecde\" data-id=\"398ecde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bdf956 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2bdf956\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41685ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41685ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885fc52\" data-id=\"885fc52\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-490ae10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"490ae10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current industry practices\u2079<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-808dc99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"808dc99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a92c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a92c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chickens raised for meat in Quebec are subject to numerous practices that are incompatible with animal welfare, including the use of stressful and violent on-farm \u201ceuthanasia\u201d methods. For example, decapitation, cervical dislocation or manual blunt force trauma, which involves striking the bird\u2019s head. This method requires great precision, and the blow must be quick and firm enough to cause death. Improper application of blunt force trauma can result in temporary paralysis, significant suffering and great stress. \u201cEuthanasia\u201d by gas inhalation and the grinding of chicks aged three days or less are other permitted practices that also cause animals immense distress.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1a8a26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c1a8a26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d11bd6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d11bd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-custom\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e44c4\" data-id=\"74e44c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c81014d gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"c81014d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-51877 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-48641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-7.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-48641'>\n\t\t\t\tFig. 7 Broiler chicks a few days old. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" href='https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6.png'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6-1024x559.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-48631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6-1024x559.png.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6-300x164.png.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6-768x420.png.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Page-permanente-poulets-6.png.webp 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-48631'>\n\t\t\t\tFig. 8 Chickens in a cage stacked among others inside a truck that will take them to slaughter, Quebec.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d29b239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d29b239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53bb34e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53bb34e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb33f5e\" data-id=\"cb33f5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0e739 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7c0e739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9652276 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9652276\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you can do to help chickens<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-419d4ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"419d4ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>You can start by learning about them! Here are a few ways you can help these birds:<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-168f834 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"168f834\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fb12335\" data-id=\"fb12335\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-316ea0b elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"316ea0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-file-signature\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9042425\" data-id=\"9042425\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5455dbb elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5455dbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sign to protect them. <\/b>If you haven\u2019t already done so, we encourage you to <a href=\"https:\/\/signezpourlesproteger.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign our manifesto<\/a> calling for a regulatory framework governing the living conditions of chickens and other farmed animals in Quebec, endorsed by nearly 40 well-known public figures in Quebec. This manifesto aims to amend laws so that these animals finally receive the protection they deserve.\u202f<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-67767fe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67767fe\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-594bada\" data-id=\"594bada\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b17fa elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e8b17fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-podcast\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0deff37\" data-id=\"0deff37\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6108550 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6108550\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about chickens by listening to the French-language episode \u201c<i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/balado\/#balado4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poulets et dindons, des animaux surprenants<\/a><\/b><\/i><i>\u201d<\/i>from our podcast <em>Au<b><\/b>&nbsp;nom des animaux<\/em>. It is also available on<span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">&nbsp;<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0aWNzLmNvbS9wb2RjYXN0aWNzL3BvZGNhc3RzL3Jzcy82MDg4XzEwZDY4N2EwOWQ2NjdmZmZkODYyNmNhYzc4MzlmY2M2LnJzcw\/episode\/MjQwNjIz?sa=X&amp;ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwiglLWRodiBAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Podcasts<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">, <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/04vgpaHNJ7y68ThEM7ImVj?si=IfOgzw3KT0-ApiwLB62XSw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\"> and <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/poulets-et-dindons-des-animaux-surprenants\/id1692455795?i=1000616917818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; letter-spacing: 0.05em;\">. And encourage your friends and family to listen to it!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-429961b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"429961b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-24f1620\" data-id=\"24f1620\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3cefd elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"8f3cefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-envelope-open\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3185e93\" data-id=\"3185e93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125e275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"125e275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Another way to change the living conditions of animals like chickens is to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assnat.qc.ca\/en\/deputes\/index.html?appelant=MC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">write to your Member of the National Assembly.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d059f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62d059f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63aceb2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"63aceb2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-346a237\" data-id=\"346a237\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67141916 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"67141916\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7091ca65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7091ca65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Learn more about each of these species<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac190c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ac190c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd499fa elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"4bd499fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;slides_to_scroll&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Slides\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/animals-raised-for-consumption-in-quebec\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette accueil v2_EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Vignette-accueil-v2_EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/pigs-and-sows\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette cochons - EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-cochons-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/laying-hens-and-chicks\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette poules pondeuses - EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-poules-pondeuses-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/dairy-cows\/\" target=\"_blank\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-carousel-image\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Vignette vaches laiti\u00e8res - EN\" style=\"background-image: url(&#039;https:\/\/www.spca.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vignette-vaches-laitieres-EN.png&#039;)\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Previous\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd6850d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd6850d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc9bd2c\" data-id=\"bc9bd2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c6b985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0c6b985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c111df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c111df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photo credits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Banner photo: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 1 Photo: \u00a9 Molly Condit \/ Sinergia Animal \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 2 Photo: \u00a9 Abigail Messier \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 3 Photo: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur \/ Animal Equality \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 4 Photo: \u00a9 Abhishek Das, eBird<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 5 Photo: \u00a9 Elsevier, \u00ab Growth, efficiency, and yield of commercial broilers from 1957, 1978, and 2005 \u00bb. https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0032579119385505<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 6 Photo: \u00a9 Mercy for Animals<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 7 Photo: \u00a9 Jo-Anne McArthur \/ Animal Equality \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<li>Fig. 8 Photo: \u00a9 Victoria de Martigny \/ We Animals Media<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81a01fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"81a01fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e410483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e410483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sources:<\/p><ul><li><sup>1<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/263962\/number-of-chickens-worldwide-since-1990\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/263962\/number-of-chickens-worldwide-since-1990\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>2<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.farmsanctuary.org\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/27060655\/TSP_CHICKENS_WhitePaper.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/assets.farmsanctuary.org\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/27060655\/TSP_CHICKENS_WhitePaper.pdf<\/a><\/li><li><sup>3<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/consommation\/777140\/consommation-deux-millions-d-animaux-abattus-chaque-jour?fbclid=IwAR2W4DFDYwG0R1qQ1SNhl-S7TC40J74dBFjITBt2cKiw9NThqrecNUYmboM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ledevoir.com\/societe\/consommation\/777140\/consommation-deux-millions-d-animaux-abattus-chaque-jour?fbclid=IwAR2W4DFDYwG0R1qQ1SNhl-S7TC40J74dBFjITBt2cKiw9NThqrecNUYmboM<\/a><\/li><li><sup>4<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/parlonspoulet.ca\/de-la-ferme-jusqua-chez-vous\/ferme-delevage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/parlonspoulet.ca\/de-la-ferme-jusqua-chez-vous\/ferme-delevage\/<\/a><\/li><li><sup>5<\/sup>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0032579119385505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0032579119385505<\/a><\/li><li><sup>6<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.merckvetmanual.com\/poultry\/sudden-death-syndrome-of-broiler-chickens\/sudden-death-syndrome-of-broiler-chickens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.merckvetmanual.com\/poultry\/sudden-death-syndrome-of-broiler-chickens\/sudden-death-syndrome-of-broiler-chickens<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"position: relative; font-size: 11.25px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;\">7<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/parlonspoulet.ca\/de-la-ferme-jusqua-chez-vous\/transport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/parlonspoulet.ca\/de-la-ferme-jusqua-chez-vous\/transport\/<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"position: relative; font-size: 11.25px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;\">8<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles\/agriculture\/industrie-agricole-au-quebec\/productions-agricoles\/elevage-volaille-poulet-dindon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/agriculture-environnement-et-ressources-naturelles\/agriculture\/industrie-agricole-au-quebec\/productions-agricoles\/elevage-volaille-poulet-dindon<\/a><\/li><li><span style=\"position: relative; font-size: 11.25px; line-height: 0; vertical-align: baseline; top: -0.5em;\">9<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfacc.ca\/pdfs\/codes\/poultry_code_FR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.nfacc.ca\/pdfs\/codes\/poultry_code_FR.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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