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Message #173543 posted by forged registration (Info) March 23, 2008 16:26:07 ET
In Reply to: Re: happy easter posted by bum (Info) March 23, 2008 15:48:13 ET
free range means something in canada...my local humane society recommends free range eggs as part of their 'chicken out' campaign that successfully convinced two BC municipalities (including my city) and a university to switch to free range eggs only at their city-run food service outlets
here is an example of the legal regulations:
http://www.canlii.org/ns/laws/regu/2005r.11/20061123/whole.html
"free range chicken" means any variety of chicken that
(i) is raised on a feed ration consisting solely of grains, vegetable oil and necessary vitamins and minerals and containing no traces of rendered meat products, fish meal, antibiotics or other medication of any kind, including growth promoters,
(ii) has regular access to fresh air, sun, soil and green forage, and
(iii) will be processed by a federally or Provincially inspected processor;
Special licence to produce free range chicken
17 (1) A special licence issued to produce free range chicken must state
(a) the producer’s name;
(b) the licensing period;
(c) the number of chicken licensed to be produced.
Facility inspection
(2) Before issuing a special licence to produce free range chicken, the Commodity Board may visit, examine, measure and photograph the producer’s facilities to ensure they conform with the definition of free range chicken.
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"Battery cages represent one of the worst forms of animal cruelty in our society, but the problem is also one of the easiest to fix. If you buy eggs, choose cage-free options such as certified organic, free-range or free-run."
- Bruce Passmore, Vancouver Humane Society, Coordinator of the "Chicken Out" campaign
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