Stop Factory Farm Slaughter of Young Animals in UK

All animals that are killed for human consumption are actually very young, Lambs are sometimes slaughtered when they are five months ‘old’, but in spring the meat of so-called baby lambs from animals between the ages of 8 to 12 weeks is popular. Turkey chicks are slaughtered at the age of 12 weeks, larger turkeys at the ages of 16 to 20 weeks. Rabbits are slaughtered at 11 weeks and ducks when they are 7 weeks old. In the fur manufacturing industry mink are killed after only 7 months.

http://www.animalfreedom.org/english/column/killing-young-animals.html

Animals killed for meat are slaughtered at a very young age

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/YOUTH/farming//1957//

In the UK, around 1,000 million animals are slaughtered for food every year. Most of these animals are reared in factory farms, which exist so that farmers can produce meat, eggs and dairy products as quickly and cheaply as possible. To keep the production costs down, the animals are confined in small spaces. They are denied fresh air, proper exercise and the freedom to behave naturally.

Animal Farming

http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/YOUTH/farming/ALL///

Sheep and Lambs

http://www.all-creatures.org/anex/sheep.html

http://www.animalfreedom.org/english/column/killing-young-animals.html

Pupils 'traumatised' at school lamb slaughter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8255509.stm

Stop Animal Cruelty: The Suffering of the Loving Lamb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owjoUUBa4Z8

All animals that are killed for human consumption are actually very young. Farm animals in factory farming never live for more than a few years and compared to the average human lifespan this has to be considered a short time. But even using standards that are specific to the species in question, animals in factory farming are slaughtered at a young age. Using online data, we found that, for example, dairy cattle in factory farming on average live for four and a half years, while cows in fact can live to become 30 years old. Poussins only live for six weeks. Pigs can live for 15 to 25 years, but in factory farming are slaughtered after only 12 to 25 weeks. Lambs are sometimes slaughtered when they are five months ‘old’, but in spring the meat of so-called baby lambs from animals between the ages of 8 to 12 weeks is popular. Turkey chicks are slaughtered at the age of 12 weeks, larger turkeys at the ages of 16 to 20 weeks. Rabbits are slaughtered at 11 weeks and ducks when they are 7 weeks old. In the fur manufacturing industry mink are killed after only 7 months. In addition there are the ‘useless’ animals such as day-old chickens and billy goats which are killed as soon as possible, sometimes in an absolutely barbarian way. Sheep farming experts generally agree that mutton refers to meat from sheep that are over two years old (lamb meat is generally from animals that have been reared for five months)