4,000 chicks died in the mail. They expose a darker truth about the meat industry

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4,000 chicks died in the mail. They expose a darker truth about the meat industry

vox.com/future-perfect/414338/chick-usps-animal-transport-meat

A chicken in a transport crate in Quebec, Canada. | Julie LP/We Animals
Late last month, some 14,000 baby chicks in Pennsylvania were shipped from a hatchery — commercial operations that breed chickens, incubate their eggs, and sell day-old chicks — to small farms across the country. But…

This story appeared on vox.com, 2025-05-24 11:00:00.