Floods, avalanches, locusts and now this?
McDonald’s chickens sent to gas chamber
Jonathan Leake, Science Editor
MCDONALD’S is trialling the use of gas chambers that it claims may be a more humane way to kill the 10m chickens needed each year for its McNuggets and other ranges in Britain.
The multinational has been criticised by animal welfare groups for its present method in which chickens have their throats cut after being stunned in baths of electrified water.
The new technique, where the chickens are knocked out by nitrogen and argon mixed with carbon dioxide, is said to ensure they are dead before their throats are cut.
Amanda Pierce, a spokeswoman for the burger giant, which has 1,200 restaurants feeding 2.5m Britons a day, said the method was still under scrutiny but could reduce suffering.
Never trusted clowns - they're evil SOBs............
