Our embrace of free-range is mistaking what humans want for what chickens want, says Victoria’s retiring chief vet.
It seems like a dumb question. Who wouldn't like a big green paddock full of grass to peck and dust to bathe in?
The RSPCA agrees and endorses both cage-free barn systems and free-range . "We don’t say free-range is better," says Dr Kate Hartcher, the society’s scientific officer for farm animals. "They can be perfectly healthy and have good welfare in an indoor system." "There is a push in Europe that free-range chickens should all have to go outside every day. And that clearly is not a good decision for welfare."The chickens that lay our eggs are descended from red junglefowls, a small animal native to south-east Asia.
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