Izinkukhu ziphakathi kwezilwane ezifuywa kakhulu emhlabeni, ezinezigidigidi zezinkukhu, amadada, amaturkey, namahansi akhuliswa futhi ahlatshwe minyaka yonke. Emapulazini amafekthri, izinkukhu ezifuyelwa inyama (ama-broilers) zishintshwa ngofuzo ukuze zikhule ngokushesha ngendlela engavamile, okuholela ekulimaleni okubuhlungu, ukwehluleka kwezitho, kanye nokungakwazi ukuhamba kahle. Izikhukhukazi ezizalela amaqanda zibekezelela uhlobo oluhlukile lokuhlushwa, zivaleleke emakhejini ebhethri noma ezinqolobaneni eziminyene lapho zingakwazi khona ukwelula amaphiko azo, ukuzibandakanya ekuziphatheni kwemvelo, noma ukubalekela ukucindezeleka kokukhiqizwa kwamaqanda okungapheli.
Ama-turkeys namadada abhekana nonya olufanayo, akhuliswe emashedi aminyene angakwazi ukufinyelela ngaphandle. Ukuzalanisa okukhethiwe ukuze kukhule ngokushesha kubangela izinkinga zamathambo, ukuxhwala, nokucindezeleka kokuphefumula. Amahansi, ikakhulukazi, asetshenziswa kabi emikhubeni efana nokukhiqizwa kwe-foie gras, lapho ukondla ngenkani kubangela ukuhlupheka okukhulu kanye nezinkinga zempilo zesikhathi eside. Kuzo zonke izinhlelo zokufuya izinkukhu, ukuntuleka kokunothisa kwemvelo kanye nezimo zokuphila zemvelo kunciphisa izimpilo zabo emijikelezweni yokuvalelwa, ingcindezi, nokufa ngaphambi kwesikhathi.
Izindlela zokuhlaba zihlanganisa lokhu kuhlupheka. Izinyoni ngokuvamile ziboshelwa ngamaketango zibheke phansi, ziyamangala—ngokuvamile zingasebenzi—bese zibulawa emigqeni yokukhiqiza esheshayo lapho abaningi behlala beqaphile phakathi nenqubo. Lokhu kuhlukumeza okuhleliwe kugqamisa izindleko ezifihlekile zemikhiqizo yezinkukhu, kokubili ngokwenhlalakahle yezilwane kanye nenani elibanzi lemvelo lokufuywa kwezimboni.
Ngokuhlola usizi lwenkukhu, lesi sigaba sigcizelela isidingo esiphuthumayo sokucabanga kabusha ngobudlelwano bethu nalezi zilwane. Kudonsela ukunaka emuzweni wabo, ezimpilweni zabo zenhlalo nemizwa, kanye nesibopho sokuziphatha sokuqeda ukujwayela okusabalele kokuxhashazwa kwabo.
Izinkukhu ezisinda ezimeni ezinyantisayo zama-broiler sheds noma amakheji ebhethri zivame ukuhlukunyezwa ngokwengeziwe njengoba zihanjiswa saya egumbini lokuhlatshwa. Lezi zinkukhu, zikhule ukuze zikhule ngokushesha ukukhiqizwa kwenyama, zikhuthazelele izimpilo zokuvalelwa ngokweqile nokuhlupheka ngokomzimba. Ngemuva kokukhuthazelela izimo ezigcwele ezigcwele, ezingcolile emihlalweni, uhambo lwazo lokuya egumbini lokuhlatshwa akulutho olufushane lwe-nightmare. Njalo ngonyaka, amashumi ezigidi zezinkukhu athola amaphiko aphukile kanye nemilenze ekuphatheni kabi lapho zihlala khona ngesikhathi sokuhamba. Lezi zinyoni ezintekenteke zivame ukuphonswa nxazonke futhi zigasele, zibangele ukulimala nosizi. Ezimweni eziningi, babulala ngokufa, bangakwazi ukusinda ekutheni kuhlale kubuhlungu bokubabaza amakhreyithi agcwele kakhulu. Uhambo oluya egumbini lokuhlatshwa, olungaselula amakhulu amamayela, lunezela kosizi. Izinkukhu zigcwele ngokuqinile emakhejini angenalo igumbi lokuhamba, futhi anikwanga ukudla noma amanzi ngesikhathi ...