I recently saw the recent [Feminist post on IG](https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4KrEZAJtV/?img\_index=3&igsh=dXRpenk1eDg2cWh6) discussing how animal agriculture exploits female animals, women, men, agricultural workers, the environment, etc. They highlighted how meat consumption is often tied up with ideas of masculinity and broader patriarchal norms. For example, it mentioned how men who don’t eat animal products are sometimes called “soy boys” (a term reportedly coined by white supremacist, James Allsup) as a way of implying they’re less masculine. It also touched on the common myth that soy affects male hormones, [which has been widely debunked](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33383165/) but still gets repeated online. I agree with what they said.

I think it’s really positive to see feminist spaces engaging with intersectional ideas that include non-human animals as well. I just thought it might also be worth broadening the conversation a bit to include some of the ways male animals are affected across different industries too. For example:

• Globally, an estimated ~7 billion one-day-old male chicks are culled each year shortly after hatching because they do not lay eggs and are not economically viable for meat production in most egg-laying breeds.

The chicks are placed onto a conveyer belt and then dropped alive into a high-speed industrial macerator - a large grinder with rapidly spinning blades or rollers. The chicks are shredded or minced alive into pieces.

• Male elephants and camels are often disproportionately used for heavy labour and tourist riding systems, with long-term confinement and controlled training practices used to manage behaviour.

• Bulls are exploited for bullfighting and rodeo events.

• Male calves and goats are often considered byproducts and slaughtered at a fraction of their lifespan.

**Do you know of any other injustices happening to male animals that we can highlight?**