Month: November 2021

The chicken meat industry

    Chickens were created to fly; perch; play; socialize with other chickens; mate, raise young; enjoy the sun and sky for about 8 years. Factory farms raise chicks for meat depriving them of all of this and kill them…

Talking about Turkey

If it was up to Ben Franklin, the Turkey would be our national bird. It is social and intelligent. Somehow it got the dubious distinction of being the bird victim of Thanksgiving probably because they grow bigger than chickens. Here…

Getting enough protein

The U.S. government’s recommended daily allowance (RDA) for the average adult is 50 to 60 grams of protein a day. There is a lot of room for variation around those numbers based on: Sex (men need more than women) Size…