Has anyone seen this

seadart · « **on:** July 15, 2007, 18:33 »

What a load of tosh!

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/15/nhens115.xml

"You can see it. A shadow comes over and they are completely startled."

Surely that's a natural thing?

Last one off the earth turn the lights out!

purplebat · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2007, 19:56 »

what a load of b******t! I'll ask my girls if they'd rather live that kind of life :x

lizatros · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2007, 20:53 »

Call me cynical but it states in the article that "welfare eggs " are becoming more popular. Mmmm I wonder who orderd the survey . . .

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2007, 21:34 »

So why does the article not show battery hens then :?:

purplebat · « **Reply #4 on:** July 16, 2007, 00:05 »

'cos a lot of people still don't seem to realise how battery hens are kept, and they'd hate to enlighten them :x

Bagpuss · « **Reply #5 on:** July 16, 2007, 09:57 »

You're all so right, and the danger is that alot of people will read that article and use it to justify buying battery eggs. :x

cluckingmad · « **Reply #6 on:** July 16, 2007, 10:11 »

:x :x :x It's cxxxp like this that really does make me 'cluckingmad' - excuse the pun! Can someone get this company to show photographs of the poor chucks with hardly any feathers and get them to show a more balanced view, its total and utter bxxxxxxt :!: People need to be more aware of what really goes on in these battery farms and if it means showing the horrifying pictures of them I'm all for it. Rant finished now, I think I'll go outside and watch my chickens to calm down.

calli · « **Reply #7 on:** July 16, 2007, 11:19 »

Unbeleivable :evil:

nicky · « **Reply #8 on:** July 16, 2007, 13:53 »

What a load of B****cks, this is just a way of them trying to justify the disgusting way these birds are kept. They have no conscience and any one that buys battery eggs should be locked in the same conditions and then see if it's a good way to live. :evil:

mercury · « **Reply #9 on:** July 16, 2007, 14:38 »

The government would have done better chanelling their energies into outlawing battery hens instead of foxhunting, but then again, money talks :x :x

Fat Hen · « **Reply #10 on:** July 17, 2007, 23:39 »

What a load of Sh*t. We occasionally have red arrows performing above our house and my chooks totally unconcerned by sudden noise and ruddy great red hawk whooshing past overhead.

The only stress they appear to demonstrate is when racing for the treats I give them.

gib_gib · « **Reply #11 on:** July 18, 2007, 11:35 »

Its the same old argument.

I have seen a battery farmer open a cage and say

"if the chicken did not like it in the cage it would get out and escape through the open door"

I don't think chickens are the brightest of animals, but they are a lot better off living out and about.

My gran sits in her chair all day just watching day time tv, I am sure she does not suffer and has no stress in her life, but it would be so much better if she was out rummaging for worms ..... I think I lost the point somewhere :shock:

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #12 on:** July 18, 2007, 18:19 »

I can just see your gran rummaging for worms :roll:

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #13 on:** July 20, 2007, 00:13 »

royal dumba**

hermon · « **Reply #14 on:** July 20, 2007, 10:15 »

typical survey! none of mine have ever run for cover whe nhelicoptors or planes are flying low idiots who did the survey! coop them in cage and see how happy they are all their troubles will just fade away! it must be like being in a prison cell with other inmates a few who beat you up!