[The Epoch Times, April 10, 2023]On April 9, “A man was sentenced to six months in prison for scaring 1,100 chickens to death” aroused heated discussions among netizens and was pushed to the hot search list. The man involved in the case was accused of shining a flashlight on the chickens in someone else’s chicken farm, causing the chickens to be frightened and squeezed to death.
“Xiaoxiang Morning News” reported that the Hengyang County Court in Hunan recently sentenced a case of intentional destruction of property. A man was sentenced to six months in prison for scaring to death 1,100 chickens.
In April 2022, Gu Moumou cut down the tree of Zhong Moumou’s house without his consent. Zhong Moumou’s wife dragged the tree away after discovering the incident, and Gu Moumou felt resentful.
In order to retaliate, Gu surreptitiously went to the chicken farm of Zhong XX’s family in the dark, and irradiated the chickens with a flashlight at the door of the chicken shed, causing the flocks to fly around and gather in the corner after being frightened. Crush each other, trample to death.
After being discovered by Zhong Moumou, Gu Moumou compensated 3,000 yuan for this, and his dissatisfaction with Zhong Moumou became more intense. So, in the same way, Zhong’s chickens died of being frightened and crushed, and this time another 640 chickens died.
It was determined that the total value of the chickens killed by two crushes was 13,840 yuan.
The above-mentioned report aroused heated discussions among netizens, who thought it was a strange event. The topic rushed to the hot search, and netizens followed up to express their opinions.
“Chickens have night blindness. Once stimulated by strong light, they will run away and then huddle together. They can easily die. Every year during the Chinese New Year in rural areas, chickens are scared to death.”
A commentary on the above-mentioned incident published by a lover of the natural field “Animal Circle of One of Tanuki” stated that chickens are very easy to be surprised, so although raising chickens seems to be very casual, there are actually things that need to be paid attention to Much.
Environmental factors that cause stress reactions in chickens include: continuous high or low temperature, sudden changes in temperature, unreasonable changes in light, severe noise, low or high air humidity in the house, high ammonia concentration, dust A large number of accumulations, etc., can cause stress reactions in the flock.
When Gu’s flashlight shined into the chicken coop, all the chickens were awakened during their rest, the stress response was activated, and the central nervous system responded immediately, making them feel extreme panic, and then speeding up their heart rate and blood sugar levels Soaring rapidly, the body moved naturally, and immediately fled towards the area where the light could not reach, in order to avoid possible danger.
The article stated that anyone who has had pets knows that stress reactions can easily cause pets to get sick, so pet owners are generally careful not to irritate their pets. In fact, many animals have a stress response. When an animal encounters a stressor, the central nervous system recognizes the stimulus and immediately organizes a series of biological responses to defend, including simple behavioral responses and nervous system responses. , the neuroendocrine system response and the most dangerous immune system response.
These responses make the animal’s heart beat faster, focus attention, lead to blood in the extremities to respond quickly, and focus fully on what is happening in front of the eyes, all of which help the animal cope with the stressor.
Responsible editor: Fang Xiao#