Other Mutilations

Chickens (debeaking)

• 80% of laying hens in the EU are debeaked.[S]

• 79% of laying hen flocks in the UK are debeaked.[S]

• 83.7% of laying hens in Japan are debeaked.[S]

Other

• 63.6% of piglets in Japan undergo tooth clipping, 92.1% of the time without any pain relief.[S]

• Only 21% of beef producers in Australia report to "regularly use pain relief for aversive husbandry practices".[S]

• 58% of merino wool producers in Australia perform mulesing on female lambs, and 49% on male lambs, with 6% not using any pain relief.[S] However, pain management is widely considered ineffective at preventing the extreme pain and suffering associated with mulesing.[S][S]