Farms that once traditionally housed ducks without cages and with access to swimming water are increasingly giving way to battery cage systems, akin to those used for egg-laying chickens.
Duck eggs are commonly eaten throughout Asia. Farms that once traditionally housed ducks without cages and with access to swimming water are increasingly giving way to battery cage systems, akin to those used for egg-laying chickens. Without access to water, the ducks' skin often cracks and rubs against the metal cages—particularly their feet, where injuries are commonly documented. Due to fears about spreading avian flu, farms that previously had open walls or windows have been made to seal these off with large blue plastic tarps. This blocks any incoming breeze, making the air thick with the odor of ammonia inside. Urine and feces drop from the cages onto the barn's concrete floor and are washed out into an open sewer system. Access to these kinds of spaces is restricted, rare, and often fleeting. Our visit into this duck egg farm was facilitated through a partnership with the local animal advocacy group EAST (Environment & Animal Society of Taiwan). Thanks to our partnership with NGOs like EAST, we are not only able to capture these poignant images, but we’re also able to supply local advocacy groups with the visuals they need to launch successful, targeted campaigns against the animal industries in their own backyards.श्रेय : जो-ऐनी मैकआर्थर / वी एनिमल्स मीडिया