I mean its nothing but a marketing spin all chickens suffer harshly in the egg industry. Even a true CCP devotee wouldn’t be surprised and would probably expect meaningless marketing differences to get a leg up on competition.
Ah, I should have specified the pasture-raised standards:
R 1: Pasture area
a. Must consist mainly of living vegetation. Coarse grit must be available to aid
digestion of vegetation.
c. The minimum outdoor space requirement is 2.5 acres (1 hectare)/1000 birds (~109SF).
g. Birds must be outdoors 12 months per year, every day for a minimum of 6 hours per
day. In an emergency, the hens may be confined in fixed or mobile housing 24 hours
per day for no more than 14 consecutive days.
Free-range are only required to have 2SF and don’t have a mandatory outside time.
I can’t talk for the US, but organic labels usually have pretty strict requirements. Enforcement is often lacking though, but it is definitely not just a marketing spin and guaranteed suffering.
It very much does here in Europe & Germany. But like I said, I can’t speak on the US in that regard. Usually the US is much worse when it comes to regulations though.
In the US, maybe. In Europe there are many restrictions regarding living conditions as well, meaning “organic” is usually the best option if you prioritize animal welfare.
I mean its nothing but a marketing spin all chickens suffer harshly in the egg industry. Even a true CCP devotee wouldn’t be surprised and would probably expect meaningless marketing differences to get a leg up on competition.
Certified humane (pdf): https://certifiedhumane.org/wp-content/uploads/Standard_LayingHens-2023.pdf
That’s, without meaning to sound cute, paltry.
Ah, I should have specified the pasture-raised standards:
Free-range are only required to have 2SF and don’t have a mandatory outside time.
109sf vs 2sf is a much larger difference that I would have thought.
sure, but at least where i am, free-range chickens have a minimum of 1 sq. m. of space, which is 0.9 sq. m. more than otherwise
Unless you’re a male chicken, then your range is whatever the dimensions of the Live Rooster Masher is.
I can’t talk for the US, but organic labels usually have pretty strict requirements. Enforcement is often lacking though, but it is definitely not just a marketing spin and guaranteed suffering.
AFAIK, “Organic” usually just restricts what the chicken has been eating/injected with, not it’s living conditions.
It very much does here in Europe & Germany. But like I said, I can’t speak on the US in that regard. Usually the US is much worse when it comes to regulations though.
In the US, maybe. In Europe there are many restrictions regarding living conditions as well, meaning “organic” is usually the best option if you prioritize animal welfare.
… and even then I find them pretty bad in quality compared to fresh eggs from the nearby farmer, I must say, from my own experience.
I mean, that’s pretty hard to compete with 😅
yeah, they’re pretty great. sadly i haven’t had a good egg in a long time (farmer quit), so I’ve stopped eating them.