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03/17/10
ANNAPOLIS - The state attorney general and some legislators in both houses are backing a ban on arsenic in chicken feed, a move they say will help poultry farmers and the environment. Find Us On Facebook
But industry representatives say the measure would disadvantage Maryland farmers and result in more sick chickens.
Bills filed in the House and Senate would ban the use, sale and distribution of any commercial poultry feed with additives that contain arsenic. Tuesday, the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs committee heard testimony on its version of the bill. "Most people are unaware that arsenic is in their chicken and in...
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Healthy Chickens - 2010-03-17 16:17:54
You know what else would help keep chickens from getting sick? Not keeping them in horrifyingly close, unspeakably filthy, and incredibly cruel conditions that force farmers to use drugs and chemicals as preventative measures. Animals kept in clean spacious conditions and fed what they are naturally designed to eat don't need that kind of environmentally destructive garbage in their systems. Sure, this may mean the end of the $.99 chicken sandwich, but what is that doing for the state of health in this country anyway?
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