Matrix chickens [General]
2012 Feb 16
Wow, I guess the "meatrix" approach is the inevitable goal of factory farming. It does seem more humane to kill the animal (e.g. remove it's cerebral cortex) as early as possible if the living conditions are going to be traumatic. Take that to the extreme, and it's best if the animal is never alive at all.
I guess for proper muscle development, they'd have to make the bodies move once in a while. The resulting electronically choreographed dance of macabre marionettes would be super creepy. Chicken zombies!!
I guess for proper muscle development, they'd have to make the bodies move once in a while. The resulting electronically choreographed dance of macabre marionettes would be super creepy. Chicken zombies!!
2012 Feb 16
organicgirl , some might argue that the majority of people are already blind and headless ...
zymurgist
Philosopher Paul Thompson from Purdue University has suggested “The Blind Chicken Solution.” He argues that chickens blinded by “accident” have been developed into a strain of laboratory chickens that don’t mind being crowded together as much as normal chickens do. As a result, he argues, we should consider using blind chickens in food production as a solution to the problem of overcrowding in the poultry industry. He argues that it would be more humane to have blind chickens than ones that can see.
But Ford goes a step further and proposes a “Headless Chicken Solution.” This would involve removing the cerebral cortex of the chicken to inhibit its sensory perceptions so that it could be produced in more densely packed conditions without the associated distress. The brain stem for the chicken would be kept intact so that the homeostatic functions continue to operate, allowing it to grow.
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