They suffer pain just as we humans suffer pain. Egg-laying hens are confined to battery cages. Unable to spread their wings, they are reduced to nothing more than an egg-laying machine. The law clearly requires that these poor creatures be stunned and rendered insensitive to pain before this process begins. Federal law is being ignored.
Animal cruelty abounds.
It is sickening. It is infuriating. Such insensitivity is insidious and can spread and is dangerous. Life must be respected and dealt with humanely in a civilized society. Let him know that his compassionate stance is meaningful to Americans, and urge him to pursue his commitment to ending cruelty against animals.