Originally posted by ~A*D*O*R*A~

It's not ok, just because something is going to be killed (and not because they are criminals) doesn't mean it should be treated badly and made to suffer. For those who eat them, for taste and convenience regardless of ethics and human biology, they should have more respect for their 'food'. A good last supper? Most of these chickens are fed inappropriate foods and in quantities that disable them, on top of the cramped conditions which means that the bodies of other chickens and their waste is also ingested.

Just because people perceive them as part of a food group doesn't mean that 'food animals' should be treated with less attention than pets or other animals. The same goes for animals used for sports or work e.g foxes, pheasants, bears, donkeys, oxen/bulls, camels, elephants, horses and many more. The food and sports (sports which involve killing/hunting the animals) animals get the least care, as well as the animals used for experimentation (for everything from medicine to household and beauty products) whose number drastically increase every year.