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The term "spent hen" is used in the meat production industry to describe a former egg-laying hen that is nearing the end of its life and now has, "… only one value to the farmers: the sale of their meat to meat processors."[1]The meat production industry describes spent hens as, "… missing feathers, perhaps with even few feathers. Due to their egg-laying careers, many have calcium and muscle loss and are fragile."[2]The industries that are entrusted with the lives of millions of animals involved...