XPost: alt.animals.ethics.vegetarian, rec.animals.wildlife, rec.pets.cats.misc   
   XPost: rec.pets.birds   
   From: chico@hola.dude   
      
   "lesley"  wrote:   
      
   > 1. Posting about the welfare of birds amongst other animals in a   
   > bird-related group (and I keep chickens as pets)   
      
   Those mangy beasts behind your crumbling house aren't pets. They don't fetch   
   or roll over, they don't curl up in your lap or at your feet, they're not   
   happy to see you when you come home (nobody or nothing would be).   
      
   Chickens are meant to be eaten. If not by humans, by other animals like foxes,   
   dogs, and snakes. They serve no other significant purpose in the ecosystem.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)