cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/35963783
To date, 5,282 hens have been distributed to residents, and not only have the residents received a plentiful supply of free eggs, but food waste has also been averted from landfill as chickens are fed kitchen scraps which would otherwise be thrown away.
Yup, this 100%!
If anyones in doubt, I was pretty horrified to learn meat reared chickens are sometimes slaughtered as early as 35 days old.
https://www.rspca.org.uk/webContent/staticImages/BroilerCampaign/EatSitSufferRepeat.pdf