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Chicken companies prevent chicken from sleeping to keep them eating around the clock (lemmy.zip)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by Wurzl@lemmy.zip to c/pics@lemmy.world

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US chicken companies pioneered restricting sleep to keep birds eating around the clock.

A new study (Li et al., 2026) recommends giving chickens just 2 hours of darkness nightly to maximize the time they spend eating. The study and photo are Chinese.

We know chickens have far better hapiness with 7–8 hours of darkness to sleep.

But they eat more and grow faster when they are sleep deprived.

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[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 16 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I see, I guess I need to look more into it. Every time I try I rage quit because it's so infuriating.

[–] PlantJam@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You don't need to know about the meat industry horrors or the health impacts of meat or benefits of less meat. Just make small changes like finding dairy alternatives you like, or a meatless recipe you like. From there you can continue to make as few or many additional changes as you like.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I really like this approach it's less overwhelming.

[–] bassicvgyn@lemmy.vg 1 points 2 days ago

This is the best way to go in my opinion. I started going just plant based with maybe some dairy or eggs occasionally in the home, and still eating meat at restaurants. As I got more comfortable with the recipes I just kept making more changes that felt right. Now I have been fully vegan for over 5 years.

I always tell people don't try for it all at once. Start small. I honestly think the definition of veganism should be that if you are doing as much as is feasible for you wherever you are at in your life to reduce your impact on animals, then you can call yourself vegan. Fuck the purity bullshit, fuck the gatekeeping. I want to move society towards the goal post of harm reduction for beings that can't advocate for themselves. I don't give a shit how vegan you are, just start.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Start with something. Being vegan is still hard to do in many places. Being vegetarian is thankfully much better than it was 30 years ago.

Back in the day I once traveled the entirety of a certain midwestern state where my food options were essentially coffee and salad. I mean, not really, but also kinda. It’s better now.

[–] ElcaineVolta@kbin.melroy.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

you can do it!!

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hope so, thank you