One animal at no risk of extinction is chicken

21/01/2019


#antibiotics #food #poultry #animal welfare

"One animal at no risk of extinction is chicken. With some pretty impressive stats (there are 23bn chickens) the Economist documents how the tasteless meat has become the rich world's favourite despite the trend towards a plant based diet. The article notes the demise in animal welfare standards thanks to massive antibiotic use but argues the industry is now looking to improve. Maybe."


https://www.economist.com/international/2019/01/19/how-chicken-became-the-rich-worlds-most-popular-meat