Chicks, just like pets, also benefit from gentle human touch, new research has revealed. Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that gentle human interactions do not only prevent fear in baby chicks but also trigger positive emotions. The findings offer new insights into how early-life handling affects the welfare of young farm animals.

Chicks, just like pets, also benefit from gentle human touch, new research has revealed. Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered that gentle human interactions do not only prevent fear in baby chicks but also trigger positive emotions. The findings offer new insights into how early-life handling affects the welfare of young farm animals.

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  • MolochHorridus@piefed.socialEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    And what do we do to them?

    Breed them to the point of heart failure and disability, farm them in cramped conditions and kill them in extremely cruel ways.

    About billion of them yearly. A few hundred maybe get touched gently by a human, rest are treated like trash.