Why don’t chickens have legal protection?
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The answer to this question is not as straightforward as it seems. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the lack of legal protection for chickens in the United States. First, there are no federal laws that protect chickens from mistreatment. The Animal Welfare Act only covers animals that aRead more
The answer to this question is not as straightforward as it seems. There are a lot of factors that contribute to the lack of legal protection for chickens in the United States.
First, there are no federal laws that protect chickens from mistreatment. The Animal Welfare Act only covers animals that are used in laboratories, zoos, and circuses. This means that chickens raised for food do not have any legal protection under federal law.
Second, many states have their own laws on animal welfare, but these laws often exclude poultry (chickens). For example, New York State’s animal cruelty law excludes “livestock” from its list of protected animals.
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