A child raised to weigh 500 pounds by age 10?

Abstract

As factory farming of chickens continued to rise, the chickens were fattened faster and slaughtered earlier, reaching a weight of 5.89 pounds in 47 days in 2013. In 1920, chickens weighed approximately 2.2 pounds at the age of 112 days. The growth rates of modern chickens have led to increased skeletal disorders and lameness, with the immense weight of their bodies causing pain and suffering. This article highlights the unnatural and inhumane conditions in which chickens are raised for meat production. – AI-generated abstract.