I have to agree with Sept's points on the chickens.

I have somewhere around 30 at the moment and they will squawk and carry on if you get too close to them. They really are nature's drama queens.

I am sorta on the fence about the whole thing. I am a meat eater. I hunt and fish with my family. That's tradition. We don't torture or maim, we eat. We had to at times growing up and even after marriage to supplement our food supply.

I grew up in rural Arkansas. We were fairly poor, and we had to slaughter animals for food all the time. It was a normal part of our lives. Not to say we mutilated or otherwise did ghastly things, we just did it as quickly as possible. I never was one of those that thought meat came in pretty little packages from the supermarket. I KNEW even as a kid where it came from.

Ofcourse, I mean no offense to vegetarians everywhere. I'm of the sort to "live and let live".

However, the only thing that struck a cord with me is PETA. There are two sides to every story and if you read one please read the other side so that you can make an informed decision. I'm going to provide a few links below, read if you want, bypass if you don't.

http://www.activistcash.com/organiza...iew.cfm/oid/21

http://www.consumerfreedom.com/news_...?headline=2672

Actually these are two great websites to visit if you make contributions to certain organizations. We all have the right to know this information but they compile it on one or two websites to make it convenient to know who you're supporting and what they truly stand for. My husband and I go here before we contribute any money to any foundation, which we love to do

http://www.activistcash.com

http://www.consumerfreedom.com

Not trying to stir trouble, just trying to put a different non-biased perspective to everyone. The whole two sides to every story thing.

Peace and love to all
(((((Hugs))))))
Kimberly.