Hello my beautiful people of Hive Pets, today I spent some time surfing the digital world, and I came across this information, the truth is that I felt sorry for us as human beings do not have any respect for our lower brothers, the way we mistreat them, I know that this is nothing or imagine the worst, that's why I share this article with you.
There are many people. The spaces are cramped. Between the aisles, the crowds jostle each other to make their way. The stalls offer all kinds of items: seasonal fruit, clothes, cleaning or kitchen items. Some of the stalls even offer live animals for sale: the children's favorites are undoubtedly the colorfully painted chicks.
In Mexico, as in other Latin American countries, it is a tradition for markets to offer baby chickens artificially painted in bright colors. Phosphorescent yellow, garish green, electric blue, Mexican pink and fiery red are some of the favorite shades. Shortly after being purchased as toys, the animals die. Here's why.
Disposable toys that breathe
Within days of hatching, chickens in Mexico are sprayed with toxic chemicals to dye them unnatural colors. Shortly after this procedure, they are commonly sold as disposable toys in local markets. In some cases, it is common to find them at fairs, or outside preschools, where it is easier for children to see and purchase them.
Mexico is not the only place where these practices are traditional: Peru, Colombia, the Philippines, Japan and Morocco join a long list of countries that share this industry of abuse of newborn animals. In China, meanwhile, quails are painted to look like characters from the famous video game Angry Birds.
If they do not die within a few hours of being bought due to intoxication, they do so days later, since there is no regulation or adoption process to take responsibility for the living being as a pet.
Why colored?
The process for the chicks to be painted originates with vegetable dyes. These chemicals contain toxic substances, which they absorb from the skin and poison them in a matter of hours. In addition to the lack of food and water to which they are subjected, their days are numbered. Many times, they spend their last days with burned skin as a result of the dye.
En masse, they are placed in buckets and then sprayed with phosphorescent dye. Some die on the spot. The survivors must dry in direct sunlight. In some cases, the shells are injected with dye, so that they are born with altered colors. This alteration affects them directly, and they are born with serious ailments.
Although their sale is illegal in Mexico, there is still no law in place to protect the rights of these animals, which are sold in the informal trade for less than a dollar.
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credit and source:https://www.ngenespanol.com/animales/el-lado-oscuro-de-los-pollos-pintados-que-se-venden-como-juguetes-en-mexico/