Recently, Students for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (SETA) at Skyline High School in Mesa, Arizona, participated in Chicken Awareness Week! The third week in January is dedicated to raising awareness about the suffering of chickens.

Led by Star Street Teamer Nick Abell, SETA hit the halls armed with leaflets and stickers and let everyone know that chickens at slaughterhouses have their legs forced into shackles and their throats cut and are immersed in scalding-hot water to remove their feathers. Because they have no federal legal protection (birds are exempt from the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act), almost all chickens are still conscious when their throats are cut, and many are literally scalded to death in the feather-removal tanks after missing the throat-cutter. With more than 7 billion chickens killed for their flesh each year, chickens are certainly deserving of a week to raise awareness about their suffering.

If YOU want to get active for chickens, just e-mail us at peta2@peta2.com, and we'll help you get started!