Tesco, the large supermarket chain in the UK, promised to ban Brazilian meat because it was causing deforestation. In doing so they positioned themselves as a leader in supporting the environment by reforming supply chains to break free from businesses in South America which are complicit in the destruction of the Amazon Forest primarily by …
Tesco accused of greenwashing as it sells Brazilian meat it had banned Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT: Peanut, the chicken, is in the news today because she is the extraordinary age of 21 which is more than twice the usual age of a chicken with an average of around 7-10. She holds a Guinness World Record of the oldest chicken currently. She lives in Michigan, USA and her owner …
A quick search of the Internet confirms that chickens can kill humans but it is obviously rare. I’m referring to the male chicken, the rooster who is programmed to protect the hens of his flock. They might attack when they perceive the person as a threat. And that threat can come in a variety of …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared that the name of a disease should avoid “causing offence to any cultural, social, national, regional, professional or ethnic groups, and minimise any negative impact on trade, travel, tourism or animal welfare”. It is the last item which interests me and I will mention three diseases unfairly named …
I am impressed with this chicken. I am also impressed with the relationship between the chicken and the schoolgirl. The way I read this charming video is that they have a very close relationship and the girl is returning from school on the school bus. The chicken, just like any other good companion animal, has …
Chicken runs down long drive to warmly greet school girl as she gets off school bus Read More »
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: I have just written about a 36p octopus for sale in Morrisons supermarket which caused uproar among animal advocates because of the incredibly low value that humankind places on animal life when bearing in mind that the octopus is a highly intelligent sentient creature. In this story, Morrisons are in the news …
Morrisons supermarket chickens are in extreme pain Read More »
A GERMAN VILLAGE NEAR DETMOLD: Hans Dieter Neuber, 82, is a lucky man. Every day he receives a visit from Sigrid, a beautiful hen in a hi-viz jacket. They have a relationship and an informal agreement. You might call it a contract. She wonders across the road having fluttered over a stone wall and up …
Chicken lays egg for man daily in return for food Read More »
A chicken comes to a boy on a farm for a hug on the boy’s request. It’s a silent request but it is there nonetheless and the chicken responds positively and as you can see they hug each other. And when you see this you think of the 9 billion chickens killed annually in the …
