The Problem With “Humanely Raised” Poultry and Eggs

On June 13, the animal advocacy organization Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)  rescued and reported their removal of nineteen chickens from trucks delivering the 6-week-old birds to a slaughterhouse in Sonoma County owned by Petaluma Poultry, a subsidiary of Perdue Farms. Petaluma Poultry markets its chickens as “free-range” and “organic” under brand names like Rocky and Rosie. A report covering several investigations More

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