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Message #173578 posted by forged registration (Info) March 24, 2008 15:12:35 ET
In Reply to: Re: happy easter posted by bum (Info) March 23, 2008 23:04:54 ET
the free range unmedicated/vegetarian requirement caused a problem when it came out because it temporarily wiped out the definition of organic chicken/eggs which became unavailable for a while (that was the explanation posted in my local butcher's window)
i saw a couple news reports about the free run/range chicken industry...it is very crowded, and some operations still debeak the chickens, but chickens are social, and do not appear to suffer in cramped quarters as long as they can move around...they don't experience the same level of stress, feather loss, fighting, disease, etc so it is a major improvement over tiny cages...free run/range chickens are also less vulnerable to avian flu
it is somewhat ethical to let animals be animals before we brutally slaughter and eat them but it would be cost ineffective to replicate a wild animal experience for domesticated, specially bred, walking entrees...chickens that can move around, and interact with other chickens in a large heated room with bedding are getting a good deal even if it is crowded, and i don't feel guilty about eating them or their eggs
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