Austria Outlaws Battery Chickens

Austria banned battery chicken farming yesterday in an animals rights act which also bars wild animals from circuses, forbids the chaining of dogs, and guarantees cattle at least 90 days unfettered movement a year. All four parties in parliament approved the law unanimously - a highly...
Comments on article "Austria Outlaws Battery Chickens"
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Kelly I think that all chickens should be free range chickens. The supermarkets shouldn't sell any other types of chickens. It is very good how channel 4 are making people more aware of what we are actually buying into when we don't buy free range. 6/18/2008
Anonymous i h8 crulty 2 animals 12/2/2005
bex Finally someone has taken some action. 9/28/2005
Sophie Battery Chickens have the right to be Free Range chickens. They have the right to be free. 8/10/2005
Mark Hi there, I'm a twenty year old Zoology student at the University of Otago in New Zealand. I am pleased with the new law. Battery farms are an awful practice.

It makes me smile to see the leaders of a country making a decision that will not improve their own lives but only those of another.

Have a nice day (o:
 8/1/2004
lynda castell fantastic, wish they would do the same in united kingdom 7/7/2004
John & Renee D. FANTASTIC RULING! We love chickens, and are so happy to hear of this victory for them! Good for Austria! Now, if the USA and all other countries will follow in Austria's footsteps! 5/29/2004
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