tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post5171921971703117449..comments2024-03-18T19:34:36.812-07:00Comments on Morning Coffee: Thinking about ChickensUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-88196821338405872882009-06-02T05:36:30.655-07:002009-06-02T05:36:30.655-07:00the thought of animals dying for me to eat them do...the thought of animals dying for me to eat them doesn't upset me in the least. <br /><br />What bothers me is animals being mistreated while they live, just because they are destined for the slaughterhouse.Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02169732072381476940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-71258927573079728172009-06-01T16:37:56.016-07:002009-06-01T16:37:56.016-07:00If you want to eat good chicken, raise your own an...If you want to eat good chicken, raise your own and kill it properly. When killed properly, the meat tastes better. Knock it out and drain the blood.<br /><br />People are too immune to what it takes to eat their meat these days. If you aren't able to kill your own meat, or the thought of animals dying for you to eat them upsets you, then you likely shouldn't be eating it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-60912109690468986292009-05-27T23:02:55.098-07:002009-05-27T23:02:55.098-07:00The sheer horror!That makes me want to go all out ...The sheer horror!That makes me want to go all out halal, in the purest sense of the word!Jasminenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-23491703335997951472009-05-27T20:22:28.502-07:002009-05-27T20:22:28.502-07:00Have you read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? I think...Have you read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle? I think you would appreciate it.<br /><br />I know that when we had our back yard chickens and I saw how they thrived on the space, their little community, etc. and also how much personality they had, it really made me sad to think of animals like them being squished up in a smelly chicken barn for their entire lives. All living creatures deserve a humane existence.Dollymamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620082290318348792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-77417190569731335422009-05-27T14:37:25.593-07:002009-05-27T14:37:25.593-07:00http://www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org
Don't know i...http://www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org<br /><br />Don't know if there is anything near you or not. . . .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-41057213223389766572009-05-27T11:35:52.200-07:002009-05-27T11:35:52.200-07:00I forgot to mention that chickens vary in size qui...I forgot to mention that chickens vary in size quite a bit. It depends on what kind they are. I have some in the freezer right now (non-genetically modified) that are the size of small turkeys. It depends on their age and if they are meat birds or just layers.<br /><br />I don't know about the States, but gmo meat isn't allowed in Canada.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015659430842427691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-44506896100022418972009-05-27T10:15:19.285-07:002009-05-27T10:15:19.285-07:00Wow, Alana, what a moment! I was eating a chicken ...Wow, Alana, what a moment! I was eating a chicken thigh while reading that...but it came from a happier chicken, as far as I know.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726695185559261264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-44042288002084021272009-05-27T09:48:35.956-07:002009-05-27T09:48:35.956-07:00Stuff like this is why we want our own little farm...Stuff like this is why we want our own little farm with animals. Of course, we may become vegitarians at that point, because I can't imagine killing something that I've raised! I'm such a soft touch when it comes to animals.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002997517784638068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-89293976013063768792009-05-27T06:50:01.066-07:002009-05-27T06:50:01.066-07:00I agree, the chicken trucks could be better. Espe...I agree, the chicken trucks could be better. Especially when the birds are exposed to highway speed winds. But, at least here in Canada, sick birds/animals are NOT taken to the packing plant. They are inspected here at the farm, then inspected again before entering the plant and then random pieces of meat are inspected as it travels through the plant. I know with pigs, the inspectors won't even allow a pig to be "processed" unless it walks in under it's own power, i.e., a sore leg can disqualify it. <br /><br />I'm all for buying local, it's what keeps our farm going. But one has to be careful making assumptions that the animals are sick. Also, you don't have to be strictly organic -especially if you have a small budget. Talk with your local farmers, even us non-organic ones probably aren't as bad as you may think. There's been a lot of bad press (and PETA lies) and non-organic people get painted with the same brush.<br /><br />Talk to a farmer, you'd might be surprised how much they care too :)Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015659430842427691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192475.post-79237803336342838272009-05-27T05:46:19.355-07:002009-05-27T05:46:19.355-07:00Yeah... this is a challenge.
And it can be hard...Yeah... this is a challenge. <br /><br />And it can be hard, as the best food for us (organic, local) is often the most expensive. <br /><br />That said, of course it is better; and for your children, the best.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.com