I won't touch anything from KFC. I cannot support the hideous way they treat their chickens. So not one penny of mine goes into their purse
The tax I’m gonna owe for this one… it’s not raining so maybe I will have a chance to collect it!
Like I said, it’s a
very rare thing to have any outside food here, especially chicken! All the chicken in Canadian KFC conforms to our meat industry standards for humane raising and handling of the animals. I don’t generally eat commercial chickens either, usually just my own birds or ones from farms with extremely high standards for husbandry, but I was also raised to
never turn down someone offering you food. Especially a guest who shares their dinner with you! That may be the only thing they have to share, and the offer of sharing food, especially if it is scarce, is quite the gift. Oh… the things I’ve eaten just because it was shared, Haggis (shudder,
why the oatmeal? Why?) see-sig (fried pig intestines… delicious, but kind of gross), snake, alligator, prairie Oysters; I am forever thankful I have never been offered Balut! Having spent some time myself first homeless during winter and then clawing my way out of that poverty slowly with whatever job I could get, really changed my perspectives on food. Then working at a high end grocer in an affluent neighbourhood, and now raising food animals myself.
Aside: a local “caterer”, on the other island DH works on, sent an email out to the abattoir asking for local chicken producers. They want 160 birds a month, locally raised by a small farmer, and are Willing to pay
UP to $6/lb CAD for locally raised Chicken. That would be a small farmers entire Legal production for a year, sold at a steep loss. The only way to make those numbers is to do a full commercial operation/chicken barn. Those Licenses Sell for millions and there are no new ones being issued by the chicken marketing board. The problem with the industry is
really the end consumer not being willing or able to pay the high prices that come with ethically raised animal products. Large scale farming isn’t sustainable, environmentally friendly, or good, and that goes for everything from corn and soy and almonds for vegans to feedlot beef cattle and huge commercial chicken barns.
I am a huge proponent, enlightened self interest, of natural and ethically raised food, knowing the farmer and their methods far exceeds any organic certifications possible, however I will never look down on or judge someone for not being able to afford my products, or for buying what they can afford. Unfortunately our economy isn’t set up for that. I would love for everyone to be able to afford our products. But if a small local hog costs us $800 we have to price our sausage from that accordingly. A lot of people are in for even more sticker shock as the rising feed costs are going to continue to hit consumers. The local propane supplier just put out a “please be nice, I’m a single dad and this is what I had to pay for the propane, stop sending me angry emails” notice. But our gas prices should drop again with the next deliveries… which will be nice. Now, off to chase the chickens around with my camera “look fluffy darn it! Mommy pulled out the meat industry soapbox again, and needs cute picturesof you for internet chicken taxes!”
I'm hoping it is something you can fix. I imagine a dislocated hip could be fixed (like in humans), but how to manipulate it properly??? And then she would need time to strengthen the ligaments/tendons so it doesn't happen again.
