Why chickens need cages

I told you so
ohhhhh, I told you so
I told you someday a bird would die and youd come crawling back and ask to rise some chickens.
I told yoooouuu sooooo!
this aint a fairytail!
Im not a princess

by Phill Mckrackin | Monday, May 18, 2009  11:29:23 AM  |  Report

I agree with Austin, all animals are respected on farms. because i live on a farm also. the sky is very pretty and ilike to knit and Austin loves the color pink!!

by Samuel Harner | Thursday, May 14, 2009  11:10:11 AM  |  Report

first off people think farmers treat animals like shit, or abuse them. I live on a farm and see it first hand. The most city pple believe what ever the "peta" pple tell them and its not true. they tried givin the birds in our chicken house more room to live but all they did was crowded even more to feel safe. and if they do pass all these stupid laws be ready to pay 3 or 4 times more money for food.

by Austin | Friday, May 08, 2009  11:28:45 AM  |  Report

Thank you for taking time to explain the other side to raising chickens in cages. If people understood both sides of the story before jumping to conclusions about farmers that would be great. I can’t wait until more people understand where food comes from.

by Tiffany | Monday, May 04, 2009  9:57:59 AM  |  Report

Chickens have hierarchies, for sure, but they wouldn't injure themselves if they were living on their own. It's when humans treat them cruelly and as objects that they get agitated and violent.

For more information about the abuses of the egg industry, check out www.EggIndustry.com; for more information about standing up for animals by leaving animal products off your plate, check out www.TryVeg.com.

by MFR | Friday, May 01, 2009  9:38:06 PM  |  Report

Mr. Avery is mistaken. There's an overwhelming amount of science demonstrating that caged hens suffer immensely and that cage-free hens are significantly better off.

The Humane Society of the United States offers a comprehensive analysis of the situation at this link:

http://tinyurl.com/5rbkkl

They conclude that moving away from cage confinement systems is a serious animal welfare improvement.

by P | Thursday, April 30, 2009  12:48:10 PM  |  Report