Campaign Launch: Project 1882 demands EU ban on Frankenchickens
Project 1882 has launched a new campaign and petition urging the EU Commission to ban the breeding of Frankenchickens. These chickens are bred to grow at an unnaturally rapid rate, leading to severe health issues and immense suffering. As part of this campaign, Project 1882 urges the public to stop eating chickens to help reduce the demand for these inhumanely bred animals.
With Project 1882’s new campaign, the spotlight is on the plight of Frankenchickens. These chickens grow 50 times their size within just 35–42 days after hatching. They endure unimaginable pain and suffering. Their rapid growth often results in mobility disorders, illness, and premature death.
– The suffering these chickens endure is unacceptable. Immediate action must be taken to stop this cruelty, says Benny Andersson, CEO of Project 1882.
The best you can do for the chickens is to stop eating them. By choosing to not eat chickens, we can directly reduce the demand for Frankenchickens, decreasing the number of chickens bred and subjected to these inhumane conditions. This simple, powerful action can impact the lives of millions of chickens. Sparing them from a cycle of suffering and death.
Project 1882 highlights the statistics: approximately 9 billion Frankenchickens are killed annually in EU factory farms. These chickens are crammed into overcrowded facilities, with up to 25 chickens per square meter, which is even less space than caged hens have. Many chickens die at the hatchery, during rearing, or in transit to slaughterhouses. Each year, around 180 million chicken carcasses are discarded in the EU due to them being too damaged or sick for consumption.
The campaign is urging the EU Commission to take immediate action. Project 1882 calls for a ban on the breeding of these chickens; to prevent further suffering.
– We urge everyone to join us in this fight for the animals. Together, we can make a difference. Please sign the petition today and help push the EU Commission to ban the use of Frankenchickens and put an end to this cruelty, concludes Benny Andersson.
