In the context of a mixed farm, or a smallholding or family keeping a few chickens for their eggs, it is perfectly possible, actually quite easy, to give an ani

In the context of a mixed farm, or a smallholding or family keeping a few chickens for their eggs, it is perfectly possible, actually quite easy, to give an animal a happy, cruelty free life. Come the time it should be possible to give it a cruelty free death too, just as we do for pets. If you want to operate a permaculture, which seems to be one of the most environmentally friendly and ethical ways of producing food, animals are often a part of that system, and sustainably too. Factory farming and industrialised monoculture agriculture is another matter entirely that can't be legislated out of existence fast enough.