The quality of air
It occurred to me yesterday, those of us who rescue ex-battery hens often talk of how they can then enjoy sky, sun, weather, worms, and so on… But we never make mention of the air.
Whether we keep chickens in towns and cities or the countryside, the air quality they take into their lungs from the moment they get out of the cages and out of the sheds in which those cages are kept, is massively improved over what they became used to from the moment they were hatched and carried on conveyor belts to be sorted, the poorly and disabled ones, and the males, removed like weeds.
tags: air quality, ammonia, animal cruelty, animals, battery hens, broiler hens, intensive farming, livestock“We don’t give a shit about chickens,” say Tesco shareholders, “now give us all your money!”
It shouldn’t really come as a surprise that Tesco shareholders yesterday chose to reject Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s call for the company to adopt new and compassionate standards for rearing birds. They ignored the moral and ethical arguments in favour of what they presumably thought was the best way to keep the money rolling in. The fact that less than 10 per cent of the shareholders voted in favour of change simply goes to show that they’re a callous bunch of bastards who care about very little other than money. And let’s face it—Tesco does make them an awful lot of money, at least for the time being. But times change, and anyone with a conscience should now boycott the store chain and shop elsewhere.
tags: animal cruelty, broiler hens, chickens, corporate greed, diet, excuses, fat, food, obesity, shareholders, supermarkets, Tesco
