1、learn more at REPORTEurope2023ChickenTrack 2023 /Compassion in World Farming2Chickens are sentient beings who deserve a good quality of life,with the ability to express their natural behaviours and be happy.Thats why the Better Chicken Commitment(BCC)was developed,providing five clear steps to impro

2、ve welfare and let chickens be more chicken.ChickenTrack is here to measure the progress of companies who have signed up to the BCC,helping to drive compliance,encourage transparency and support successful transitions to higher welfare.”DR.TRACEY JONES,Global Director of Food Business,Compassion in

3、World Farming“Photo Norsk Kylling|Cover Photo M&SCompassion in World Farming /ChickenTrack 20233Worldwide,chicken meat production and consumption continue to increase year on year.An estimated 70 billion chickens are slaughtered annually for meat,with over two-thirds being fast-growing breeds raised

4、 in barren,overcrowded sheds.The problems associated with intensive chicken production are well documented and include a plethora of health and welfare issues associated with fast-growing breeds,a lack of space provision,no access to natural light or enrichment and outdated stunning systems.Breeding

5、 for fast growth rate,high breast meat yield and feed efficiency,results in lethargic birds with poor walking ability and high rates of lameness who spend the majority of their time(85%)sitting doing nothing instead of behaving like chickens who naturally like to perch,peck,forage,scratch and play.M

6、any fast-growing birds suffer from heart defects,organ failure,compromised immune systems,muscle diseases,high rates of hock and foot lesions and musculoskeletal problems.All of this means that most broiler chickens have a poor quality of life from start to finish.With this in mind,the Better Chicke