Good news: Italy spares millions of tiny lives

A tiny life finally protected from harm.

Millions of male chicks in Italy will soon be spared from being killed moments after hatching.

New nationwide rules now require hatcheries to check each egg before a chick develops the ability to feel pain. 

Eggs carrying males will be removed early in the process instead of allowing the chicks to hatch and then be killed within hours.

Male chicks were once killed because they could not lay eggs and did not grow well for meat. 

Protection begins long before a chick breaks the shell.

Some were dropped into large machines that crushed them instantly, while others were killed with carbon dioxide gas. 

These methods were used every day for years and treated as a normal part of egg production.

Italy’s government has laid out the steps every hatchery must follow, including new equipment, new training, and strict timelines that lead to an end in the killings by 2027.

Countries such as France and Germany have taken similar steps, but Italy’s approach closes a long-standing loophole: male chicks that slipped through unnoticed and were still killed.

Safety replaces the fear once built into the egg industry.

The new rules require early checks so those mistakes are caught before the chicks develop the ability to feel pain.

Experts estimate that about 34 million chicks every year will be spared once the guidelines are fully in place.

A change this large proves that long-ignored cruelty can finally be stopped.

When one long-standing cycle of suffering is broken, it reminds us that other cycles can break too.

Homeless dogs and cats face suffering not for hours, but for their entire lives.

The only way to protect them is by preventing the next generation from being born into the same hardship.

Some are still waiting for compassion to reach them.

The world's 600 million stray dogs and 87 million stray cats give birth to over 1 billion homeless puppies and kittens every year. 

Those who survive repeat the cycle, leading to endless generations of suffering.

This is why we are developing a one-time, permanent-lasting, birth control Cookie that, when eaten, will spay or neuter a homeless dog or cat without surgery, to end the overpopulation crisis.

You can help the next street dog before they are born into the same misery, starting at just $5 a month.

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