The cruel reality of chickens in the Peruvian poultry industry: Millions live in cages the size of a sheet of paper and suffer from bone diseases

Although the egg is one of the most present ingredients in Peruvian cuisine, the poultry industry has various practices of exploitation, abuse and overcrowding, and the vast majority of hotel establishments in the country are part of this problem. In our country there are around 29 million chickens living in cages the size of a sheet of A4 paper, where they spend their entire lives and suffer from bone diseases from being caged. Likewise, their beaks are cut from an early age to prevent aggressive behavior due to being cloistered for so long and they are even plucked at neck level to stress them, thus living up to five times less than chickens that are free. READ ALSO: “Maranguita” workers ask for dismissal of senior officials for mismanagement [VIDEO] The hotel industry is an important starting point, because Peru is a tourist country. Animal welfare and sustainability policies are already widely recognized and valued in this industry globally, providing a solid starting point ...