As reported in Nice News, chickens share some emotional traits with people.
In a new study titled “Pecking Up Optimism,” animal rescue and advocacy nonprofit group Farm Sanctuary sought to better understand what influences the birds’ moods in an effort to further welfare protections.
“Our findings revealed that much like humans who enjoy learning new things, Cornish cross chickens presented with learning opportunities experienced increased optimism,” Farm Sanctuary explained, adding: “This exciting achievement makes a new understanding of chicken emotion widely available to the public, animal advocates, and the scientific community.
So only buy humanely raised eggs. We have enough enemies without turning the chickens against us. There are a lot of them!