Uncaged Hens: PETA's Newest Fad
Lee Ann v. PETA – Part XVIII
In yet another round of brilliant campaigning by animal rights groups, a push to demand eggs from uncaged hens is slowly gaining speed. It is thought that life for chickens will be more humane if they are roaming free in one large coop rather than in individual cages. I have 3 notes:
1. Why do we use the word “humane” when that implies a human quality? We’re talking about animals.
2. Have the campaigning groups ever witnessed a good chicken fight? I admit that my farm knowledge is mostly limited to horses and dogs, but with hundreds of hens loose in one coop and new ones coming and going, sooner or later there are going to be some chicken fights, and folks, there ain’t nothing humane about it.
3. Please, please, please, no one try to tell me that uncaged eggs taste better. You do and I’ll go into my spill about how red M&M’s taste better than the green ones.
Save the Chickens
Let's revisit the fact that these are animals. If we're going to talk animal rights, what about poultry processing plants? Has whichever animal group du jour claiming responsibility for this campaign thought about what goes into a nice barbecue chicken dinner? It seems like they're cutting off their nose to spite their face. Let's make the egg-hatching hens comfy while their kin-chickens up the road become boneless buffalo wings. I just have a hard time connecting with the logic patterns of the animal rights movement. Is there a realistic way to develop a more animal-friendly society? I might be a little more tolerant if I saw a logical master plan. Meanwhile, I'll have my caged egg scrambled.
In yet another round of brilliant campaigning by animal rights groups, a push to demand eggs from uncaged hens is slowly gaining speed. It is thought that life for chickens will be more humane if they are roaming free in one large coop rather than in individual cages. I have 3 notes:
1. Why do we use the word “humane” when that implies a human quality? We’re talking about animals.
2. Have the campaigning groups ever witnessed a good chicken fight? I admit that my farm knowledge is mostly limited to horses and dogs, but with hundreds of hens loose in one coop and new ones coming and going, sooner or later there are going to be some chicken fights, and folks, there ain’t nothing humane about it.
3. Please, please, please, no one try to tell me that uncaged eggs taste better. You do and I’ll go into my spill about how red M&M’s taste better than the green ones.
Save the Chickens
Let's revisit the fact that these are animals. If we're going to talk animal rights, what about poultry processing plants? Has whichever animal group du jour claiming responsibility for this campaign thought about what goes into a nice barbecue chicken dinner? It seems like they're cutting off their nose to spite their face. Let's make the egg-hatching hens comfy while their kin-chickens up the road become boneless buffalo wings. I just have a hard time connecting with the logic patterns of the animal rights movement. Is there a realistic way to develop a more animal-friendly society? I might be a little more tolerant if I saw a logical master plan. Meanwhile, I'll have my caged egg scrambled.
posted by Lee Ann @ 10:17 PM
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