Krynn72
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http://io9.com/5885510/holy-crap-its-the-matrix-for-chickensGiven the broilers' uncomfortable living conditions and the ever-growing demand for poultry, Royal College of Art architecture student André Ford has proposed that we instead turn to vertical chicken farms, where lobotomized birds are obliviously raised by the thousand. Explains Ford of these vast Matrix-like structures:
I think it is time we stopped using the term 'animal' when referring to the precursor of the meat that ends up on our plates. Animals are things we keep in our homes and watch on David Attenborough programs. 'Animals' bred for consumption are crops and agricultural products like any other. We do not, and cannot, provide adequate welfare for these agricultural products and therefore welfare should be removed entirely.
Earlier in the project I was proposing the chickens would be rendered unconscious, or desensitized by complete removal of the head but this has since been revised. Desensitisation will be achieved by a surgical incision that separates the animal's neocortex, responsible for sensory perceptions, and its brain stem which controls its homeostatic functions. The head remains intact.
What say you?