Cruelty to Hens at California's Gemperle Farms

[45HATTIE]

Aww poor hens!! Sad,, we have on our farm free range chickens with names they are pets,, nice healthy eggs we get,, but from what I seen,, I like these fkturds know,, U come back I hope u do after u die and live in a cage and see how it feels.WORD

[Woodsummer1]

I would love to stuff the owners of that farm into battery cages.

[CartRide000]

Chickens are very important to take extra care, that is so sad. We end up Hungry.

[ouzelprincess]

I really wish I could helps...

[w114nrs]

I worked on a chicken farm when I was yonger, and many of the claims are not true or twisted. Birds are given antibiotics to keep them healthy. Hens don't fall often. If they do, you retrieve them because thats a waste let them die. Hens are not left to live with dead birds in the cage. One of our jobs was to go around everyday and remove any deceased birds. Dead do not cover the ground. That introduces disease. Other than cages and a few sick birds, most of these shots were staged.

[Ponyboy9077]

Then they end up as Chicken McNuggets.

[poooooop40]

@Ponyboy9077 let me cut you up and end oyu up as a human nugget...............how about that? sounds good to me! i'll feed you to sharks. sound good? i think so!

[lisshumblegenius]

This confuses me. Don't healthy chickens who run around have better meat anyway? Isn't this sort of counter-productive?

[jacee8888]

the chickens screams: HeeEEELLP!!!

[artluvr007]

Noooo :(((( i love chickens. this makes me so sad. i wanna save all of these poor babies and take them to live w me

[moshmoshoyo]

i wonder how many of you guys have actually BEEN to Gemperle farms... hmmmmm...

[confuse]

i watched a program on the telly it says by 2014 or 13 this will be against the law but they will still be allowed to use the electric ones which give the chickens about 12 inches more space but i suppose its better than this carp

[dallaswinston4ever]

these douchebags who run this should be kept like that to see how it feels! this is horrible disgusting and repulsive!

[XxXxkristencookxXxX]

this is the worst thing you can ever possibly do to a living animal.!!!

[edithdar]

yeah, I can tell these are really happy chickens...makes me fucking sick!!

[sassichichi]

concentration camp.......

[beepbeepimaification]

looking at this surely isn't safe to eat....the world would be a better place without humans.

[lj4u]

@beepbeepimaification as sad as this video is, u made me chuckle.

Unfortunately, I have witnessed similar conditions in australian chicken 'homes' many years ago. i am going to be looking at some chicken homes again this year. see if the accommodation rated as 5 star free range is actually as good as it is sold to the general public. we can all do out bit.

[338lapsniper]

I wont eat eggs from any supermarket, doesn't matter if they are "organic" or "free range". I was raised on REAL chicken eggs with shells that are brown and yolks that are dark and don't stink like dirty dogs.....I wonder what percentage of the people watching this video have had real chicken chicken eggs from a small farm were they get to run and eat as many grasshoppers and worms as they like? but what can you expect when millions live in concrete super city's with no way to grow there own?

[Wihpri77]

OMG!! Their dying!!

[frohman3]

This is incredibly unsafe for the animals, and the workers. I'd quit the first day.

[blkcpdconure]

And they say vegans are the crazy ones. Being non-violent would be hard if I came into contact with the people responsible for such horrors.

[338lapsniper]

@blkcpdconure look no farther than your neighborhood supermarket.

[suzwlht3]

I am sickened by this.

There is NO reason on God's Earth why the owners should do this AND get away with this. This facility should be shut down and fined IF they are still open!

[Wihpri77]

@suzwlht3 Yeah! And by kicking and abuse their chicken is killing time!!

[Celeste7896]

I favor Ethically Raised Chicken and Eggs, which are Cruelty Free and with minimal harm to or exploitation of animals and the natural environment.

Does Trader Joe’s purchase eggs from farmers with Ethical and Moral standards?

[MOXXIEGYRL64]

It's sad watching this abuse--no wonder people are getting sick from eating abused animals that die from this type of treatment and remember their last feeling is fearful terror. Hopefully there will be some among you who will take concrete action to address this deplorable practices at Turkey and chicken farms--vote!

[noendlps1234]

OMFG why do they do that!!!??!? Chickens don't deserve abuse. A lot of them caged in a small area. Wow. Stupid. If I got my hands on that farmer I'd kick him blind.

[titfreak999999999999]

this is theribble :(

[AaronVandermolen]

you people are seeing a worse case senario. the chickens look dopy cuz all the lights are off causing them to not be active... this place makes all other farms look bad.. i am a canadian chicken farmer and dairy farmer and we would never let the barns get that dirty.... before you make any assumptions to how bad farmers are do a little more research!!!

FUCK U ALL!!!

[ContaMuir17a]

@AaronVandermolen Perhaps what you say is true about your farm, but there is video evidence that this is representative of thousands of factory farms in the United States and other countries. Come visit my play lists if you don't believe me.

Doing more research has proven to me how wrong you are and how widespread this problem is world wide. The good news is that people are beginning to become aware of it and put an end to it, in some countries more than others but work is progressing.

[ComeLeVent]

It is indeed the industry norm. Exceptions exist, but remain exceptions. You buy eggs, the eggs are likely from those kinds of farms.

So how about fuck you? :P Nobody has accused you, so no need to be defensive. Just understand that this is common practise for the simple reason that there is profit in zero care, cleaning and space.

[dolittle1992]

I just lost my appetite for the chicken my moms making.

[fuckamerica109]

i just finished eating a mcchicken burger

[jillowrie]

If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.

St. Francis of Assissi

[DrattedOwnz]

This is fucking sick.

Kill the owner.

[B0nusBeat]

doesn't the bible teach dominion over animals? IS THAT CONTROVERSY I HEAR? ... don't get me wrong though, i'm going my first week without meat

[saturn47]

@B0nusBeat  Most people assume dominion over animals means to dominate them. But people also have dominion over their household and children. You don't dominate them. You care for them.

[Swift898]

This is cruelty I may not be a vegetarian but who would buy eggs from factories like this its trash and disgusting My heart goes out to these birds

[artluvr007]

its great that your eyes are opening to the truth. Many animials are treated with cruelty like this. Even free ranged animals are not treated as great as it is made out to be. You should research the facts. There are a lot of great reasons to go vegetarian other then the ethical treatment of animals.

[lizziechick16]

did this proposition pass?

[xandror]

You forgot to mention how yummy these eggs are, and at a very reasonable price! In this economy we should be shutting down those overpriced "organic" farms and build more of these wonderful chicken batteries. Good vid!

[MrsHolliValo]

I came on here to find more "evidence" to convince my family why they need to stop eating meat like i have as well as to get angry enough to want to do something about the treatment of these animals, and this is global, not just one farm! Why don't ppl listen and take us seriously? The Gov't should be held accountable for knowing these things and not stopping it! It is sick and wrong. I wish I had 100 acres where they could just run free and enjoy what's left of their lives </3

[Glasyeur0]

what can i do to really stop this ?

[MrsHolliValo]

If you can think of something i'll help you brainstorm. I'm in the States... IDK where you are, but if you're stateside I'll be more than happy to help fins a way! I can't tolerate this, I was just viewing a vid w/cows and after crying on that one this is icing on the shitcake. I am happy to pay more to be vegan and have less.

[Glasyeur0]

I'm not from states, I live in Algeria, but i think that as in france there are in the markets chicken to sell which is written on their package "grown in natural safe conditions" those chicken are, if we refer to the conventions not subiss bad treatment.

I hope it helped, also you can diffuse these modies to every body to make them knowing the cruel reality, sorry for my english i dont speak it

[MrsHolliValo]

you hav good Engli_h (my laptop keyboard iz broken...i apologize)

Hopefully one day there will be healthy food for the entire world without the not good conditionz.

~ Peace & Love ~ Holli

[szoerb]

That is pure ignorance, they are god damn chickens, and btw for everyone that hates gemperle farms, wheres the proof that this is their place? do you see signs or anything? Its horse shit that your all such pussies, dont cry over chickens, cry over genocide or our soldiers over seas not fucking poultry! God, these farms employ so many californians, were short on jobs if no one noticed so thank you all who voted to shut this down, your making shit worse fuck you you vegan cock suckers.

[MrsHolliValo]

There waz (my pc keyboard broke i do not have R _T I apologize for the mi__ing letter ) nothing I did de_erved 2 have U become violently verbally @me.I didn't vote on thi_ but I would have. For your information my family are all farmer_ my grandfather rai_ed chicken_ for all of u_ .. a family of 12.. BUT they weren't put in cage_ .. they ran free all day long& had a hen hou_e at night w/alot of room.. They never had growth growth injection_. @ lea_t vegan ppl are peaceful not cruel.xo

[MrsHolliValo]

No need for verbal violence I DO cry over our armed force_ (my keyboard i_nt working :( I apologize)

I've lo_t family & friend_ . Al_o my gandfaher waz a famer all hiz life & my uncle iz too. they don't u_e growth hormone. My grandather had hen running everywhere for our HUGE family, never did they have injection eithor. they had a large hen hou_e 2 be in @ night. ... believe me.. I DO CRY OVER GENOCIDE!! You comment 2 me pure hatred & venom. I didn't de_erve that. ~ Peace xo holli

[c00lBeansCreed]

@szoerb dido

[george1punk2]

dont eat it!

[bananian]

stop eating chickens.

[jasonchuu]

1. go vegetarian, or better yet vegen

2. support animal rights groups

3. advertise to people you know.

really the only way is to convince as much people as you can to stop consuming animal products and or riot against this uglyness

[artluvr007]

go veg. people dont think it helps but it does. if you stop using animal products, then less will be bought from the store, thus lowering the demand and causing farms to kill less. the more people who go veg, the more animals we can save.

[guegs13]

@artluvr007 But if you go vegetarian, you are eating all the animals food!!

[artluvr007]

@guegs13 are you saying you've never ate vegetables or fruit before? come back when you have a legitament arguement, otherwise don't waste my time with your petty sarcastic comments.

[TheyCallMeMrHappy]

@artluvr007 or raise your own meat and eggs. As I do. Safe organic "happy" chickens. And I don't have to be a douche, denying my biology.

[Protocall13o2]

i dont think Trader Joes sell these eggs anymore. But Idk. TJ has had alot of problems with this and I think had changed distributors a long while ago...

[RCTandNintendoFreek]

omg....woah.

too harsh for me to look.

0_-...

[Lulexiaa]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! i cant look!

[shokappi]

thats why i'm a vegi

[MrsHolliValo]

I am too. I can't stomach the thought of eating anything that has suffered so badly. There is a video w/cows called CHEAP MEAT on here.. I am making my whole family watch it cuz no one understands my illness in even seeing meat, UGH!

[theLadybug92]

we already eat those animals, or what they produce. we should at least grant them a better life than that.

too bad i dont live in california.

[jwildkill]

that made me cringe :S

[fdxnaoseinomes]

Omg i cant see this!!

[ImPinkBetch]

This makes me want to cry.

[RebelGurlx3]

Thats cruel not fair for them

[theretreatkids]

this makes me cry... im crying thx for helping to stop this

[Ihateanimalcruelty49]

It's so sad. It almost sounds like they're saying"Help" in the beginning.

[95teggy]

if ppl are trying to get rid this egg farm or any other farm..then i suggest that they should stop eating eggs for breakfast! or with any other dishes! oh and stop eating chickens too.

if you hate on this and still eat eggs or chicken,

then you're a piece of shit!

lmao

[darthpaul123]

dont be so judgmental. i think this is barbaric but i love to eat chicken. just because people stop eating it doesnt mean its going to stop. its a good step to making you feel like you arent contributing to the problem but be more realistic. that isnt going to stop it from happening.

[guitardude12345]

I agree and then these people have to go and thumbs down your comment thats true.WHAT HES SAYING IS TRUE whether you like it or not

[bananian]

I think it will. The chicken farms now have one fewer customer. Less demand = less supply.

[switchsearch]

cage free? that is a question. no middle ground allows this, vs. non "factory farm" methods the big meat eating country, us, USA. middle ground? or this? just asking?

[TheStarytwinkle]

we need to stop this animal cruelty, and all the dangerous consequences

please type the following into google and sign my petition

stop importing and producing cheap meat by the cruel factory farms

thankyou

[Mrx111]

I hate vegans because they're pussies and they try to shove their beliefs down your throat its like

"you scumbag piece of shit meat is horrible how would you like it if you were slaughtered???"

i'm a human, for fuck's sake. i'll never encounter slaughter, chickens are lower on the food chain, they're destined to be eaten.

[aliciakeyfinch]

I don't even eat meat. (Your comment haz been thumbed down)

[Mrx111]

You don't eat meat? Then you are a...

...pussy!

[aliciakeyfinch]

You don't like me? Then you are a...

..failure

(shuddap foo)

XD

[Roucools]

GROSS

[74lou]

It's awful to watch that video.I'm disgusted by this behaviour!!!!!

74LOU

[vels619]

i don't care if it's fake or true, but industrial eggs production farms are really similar to this one...the big difference is that hens are always with light, becaus this press them to lay more and more eggs...absolutely unnatural. i grew up with animals including chickens, and they are beautiful and smart animals, with hundreds of attractive breeds...you can eat chicken, but they need to live free on grass for all their whole lives...

[heathenalchemist]

There are just far too many idiotic posts on this video to comprehend. It's sad to see how horrible people are. I have no faith in humanity. Maybe the human race deserves to suffer and die as they do....

Karma

[sapphirenaty28]

this is pretty harsh

[ketdugraal]

fine et intelligente réponse, ça correspond assez à un humour de gros con facho...

un de moins en france, ce qui n'est déjà pas si mal. cela dit à propos de toi, j'ai toujours rêvé d'avoir un manteau en peau de connard, mais tout comme les animaux, les connards peuvent souffrir et ont le droit à la vie, t'en as de la chance!

bon appétit abruti

[vels619]

People like you are the ruin of the world!

poor you, must be a real sucker...

[alejate12000]

Guys, even if this one video was staged, that doesn't mean it doesn't happen in other farms or that it's alright for humans to treat animals inhumanely. I'm not just talking about chickens either, but all animals.

[Sasukingu]

Horrible, please take action

ALF

[Anitamahaf]

I read in the newspaper that this video was coerced and staged. Amazing the lengths some of these groups will go to further their agendas.

Jillian

[c4yerself]

If the newspaper said it, it must be true! It really is amazing how they staged this: the thousands of chickens they brought in, the cobwebs, feces and filth that were so eloquently placed... I heard that Wes Craven brought in his finest makeup artists to create the chicken corpses and swollen eyeballs.

[bananian]

I don't know what's sadder. Your denial or all the thumbs up you got.

[MrsHolliValo]

I know... (UGH my pc keyboad iz broken & the R_T won't work :( <3) --- Iju_t got reamed bu a per_on who waz verbally violent but I feel bad for them all becau_e they are filling their bodie_ with filth. Even my 7 r od wllnot .. by her own choice eat animal product_. It iz hard to help other_ become healthy when they are full of hate and rage without under_tanding we really don't mean harm at all. I gave you all green thumb_ :) happy day PEACE xO holli

[sonylover27]

@c4yerself im amazed that some people dont have a heart

[Anitamahaf]

This seems like a sensationalistic video if I've ever seen one. I wonder how much of it was staged by the animal rights group to promote their wish to turn all individuals into Vegans. Interesting that so much of it was shot at night? Do farm workers really work at night with lights? My guess is no...that would be very unusual. We must always be careful what we believe as the truth. There are usually 2 sides to every story.

[c4yerself]

Yes, clearly these rows upon rows of battery cages stuffed full of thousands of chickens was staged. Most likely, activists trained thousands of squirrels, dressed them up in chicken suits, and compensated them with walnuts for their time. The chicken dying on the floor was a particularly memorable performance. I wonder how they constructed the monster shit piles? Paper mache, perhaps?

[topherless]

Probably filmed at night so that the people in charge wouldn't ask questions.

[Celeste7896]

@c4yerself I favor Ethically Raised Chicken and Eggs, which are Cruelty Free and with minimal harm to or exploitation of animals and the natural environment.

Does Trader Joe’s purchase eggs from farmers with Ethical and Moral standards?

Is Trader Joe’s Ethical?

[The391956]

@Celeste7896 Trader Joe's Dropped California's Gemperle Farms

[heathenalchemist]

Wow, What a enormously stupid comment, Anitamahaf! I don't even know what to say to you. Just get a brain or better yet go die because I hate that people as stupid as you are allowed to breathe the same air as decent people who have some common sensibilities and an aptitude for compasion and humanity. Something tells me that you've lived a sheltered life without much focus on education.

[RunwayQueen64]

A few weeks ago i made a promise to myslfe saying that i would no longer eat meat after my teachers made me writh a beanchmark on how big companys like McDonalds and how if it was the person problem for eating fatty food.So well looking for info i found out that McDonalds gets there meat from place like this and thats why i dont eat meat but today as i was watching the news i saw this video and it made me think that we need to change and bye not eating eggs its just one of the steps we must take

[PrincessAkua]

Ok. NOT ALL CHICKEN FARMS ARE THIS BAD. You should not stop eating eggs or chicken based on one farm! The company I work for doesn't buy their eggs from here. We get our eggs from a good farm who treat their chickens rather well. I am sickened by this video and I hope the farm doing this is shut down. But please, don't think all farms are like this cause they aren't!!!!

[porolita22]

I know. But it comes down to the same thing.

And when you are advocating for animal rights, it means abolishing exploitation.

That's why I don't eat eggs anymore, or chicken. Because it's not necessary, and by keeping buying and eating eggs, we contribute for people to treat animals as objects for profit.

[PrincessAkua]

Ok. This is bad. But not all farms are like this. And no one should assume that all eggs come from this particular farm.

[sidiggy1]

True, but you can farily easily check your sources. Buy "cage free" eggs. If you buy at a large supermarket, and don't buy cage free, chances are they are using battery cages. 90% of eggs are produced using battery cages.

[porolita22]

OMG That place looks, sounds, and I am sure it probably smells like hell.

It IS HELL for those poor birds!

I am so ashamed for what this world has become. This is why I don't eat eggs.