Comments on: Scary Rubber Chicken Fingers http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:06:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: H-V http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1632 H-V Fri, 25 Mar 2005 16:27:27 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1632 This machine is in use in the Netherlands, www.catcher.nl This machine is in use in the Netherlands,

http://www.catcher.nl

]]> By: aki http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1631 aki Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:08:42 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1631 I don't believe the entire world should be vegetarian, but the amount of meat consumed in this country (and many many others) creates a system of abuse and torture towards animals. How can that be disputed? I don’t believe the entire world should be vegetarian, but the amount of meat consumed in this country (and many many others) creates a system of abuse and torture towards animals. How can that be disputed?

]]> By: Ryan http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1630 Ryan Wed, 09 Mar 2005 00:48:49 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1630 <em>You obviously never grew up on a farm.</em> No, but I volunteer on one now. <em>Even relatively tame chickens will squawk and flap their wings.</em> Actually, all of the chickens I've handled don't mind being picked up. Then again, when I'm picking them up, I'm not sending them to have their throats slit while still conscious, either. <em>Can you imagine even today's large free range chicken producers trying to catch chickens by hand.</em> No, and that's my point. We produce and eat so many chickens (and chicken by-products) that we need machinery like this to keep it up. <em>Not all machinery is created by the devil.</em> I know. I love my food processor. It does a great job at chopping herbs. <em>Chicken producers are wise enough to know that if they damage the product during the growth and production cycle the value of their product goes down tremendously.</em> And if they damage a chicken, they just end up throwing away the carcass or half-dead bird. Or just let it rot in a battery cage. Let me requote a part of that previous quote: <em>if they damage the product</em> Wouldn't it be great if we could get away from thinking of chickens as "products"? You obviously never grew up on a farm.

No, but I volunteer on one now.

Even relatively tame chickens will squawk and flap their wings.

Actually, all of the chickens I’ve handled don’t mind being picked up. Then again, when I’m picking them up, I’m not sending them to have their throats slit while still conscious, either.

Can you imagine even today’s large free range chicken producers trying to catch chickens by hand.

No, and that’s my point. We produce and eat so many chickens (and chicken by-products) that we need machinery like this to keep it up.

Not all machinery is created by the devil.

I know. I love my food processor. It does a great job at chopping herbs.

Chicken producers are wise enough to know that if they damage the product during the growth and production cycle the value of their product goes down tremendously.

And if they damage a chicken, they just end up throwing away the carcass or half-dead bird. Or just let it rot in a battery cage.

Let me requote a part of that previous quote:

if they damage the product

Wouldn’t it be great if we could get away from thinking of chickens as “products”?

]]> By: aardvarknav http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1629 aardvarknav Tue, 08 Mar 2005 20:46:27 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/03/07/scary-rubber-chicken-fingers/#comment-1629 You obviously never grew up on a farm. Even with a small chicken house and pen where the chickens foraged free range style, you might easily catch one chicken. Even relatively tame chickens will squawk and flap their wings. Then it became a mass frenzy with the other chickens (nature takes over when they sense a problem) and you had to chase down any other chickens you wanted. Can you imagine even today's large free range chicken producers trying to catch chickens by hand. You'd end up terribly fit and frustrated with a limited production cycle or the chickens would become even more expensive. Not all machinery is created by the devil. Chicken producers are wise enough to know that if they damage the product during the growth and production cycle the value of their product goes down tremendously. You obviously never grew up on a farm. Even with a small chicken house and pen where the chickens foraged free range style, you might easily catch one chicken. Even relatively tame chickens will squawk and flap their wings. Then it became a mass frenzy with the other chickens (nature takes over when they sense a problem) and you had to chase down any other chickens you wanted. Can you imagine even today’s large free range chicken producers trying to catch chickens by hand. You’d end up terribly fit and frustrated with a limited production cycle or the chickens would become even more expensive. Not all machinery is created by the devil. Chicken producers are wise enough to know that if they damage the product during the growth and production cycle the value of their product goes down tremendously.

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