Battery cage
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Battery cages are a housing system used by factory farms for various animal production methods, but primarily for egg-laying hens. The name arises from the arrangement of rows and columns of identical
Chickens in multiple-occupancy battery cages
Battery cages for sun bears reared for their bile
Battery cages for mink reared for their fur
Battery cages for silver foxes reared for their fur
Toe pecking
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Toe pecking, an abnormal behaviour of birds in captivity, occurs when one bird pecks the toes of another using its beak. This behaviour has been reported in hens and ostriches. Studies have shown that
Chickens kept in captivity are more likely to engage in abnormal behaviours such as toe pecking.