Should chickens have rights?
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without researching it. i suspect they have rights perhaps outlined by the food and drug administration. and certainly by local ordinances concerning animal cruelty. the question itself is ridicules and without merit. \n\nOKLAHOMA last year outlawed cock fighting. the only two states which permit cock fighting are LOUISIANA AND NEW MEXICO\n\nI use the word chicken fighting because yahoo censure the word cockadoodle-do
140348
Chicken are abused in cages and their feet break off.  I only eat free range Chickens.
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Age: 33\nGender : female\nBackground : Mum University Student\n\nAnimal Rights to me are the Legal and Moral Rights of animals. They are rights pertaining to the care of animals  legeislated by government bodies. Moral Animal rights are the rights morally that we think animals deserve to have,\n\nAnimal Welfare is about the welfare and care that the animal actually receives or is about to receive. Animal Welfare considers what is best for the animal according to what the animal actually needs. Animal Welfare is aimed at providing an animal with the best possible care in all areas possible.
673224
I don't know about parrots specifically, but birds are generally associated with freedom etc aren't they?
756974
I believe un-domesticated animals have the right to freedom and being in a cage is not humane to them. To be taken from there origin and brought to an unfamiliar area behind bars held captive in a smaller area than there usual habitat and then to be gawked at by onlookers......No I don't think they are happy and I don't think its fair to them...
624775
No they do not have the right. Every nation should have the right to sovereignty, as long as they do no threaten other nations or commit heinous crimes against their entire populace.
724105
We should devote our time equally to human and animal rights.  One should not be more important than the other, seeing as they are both very important.  \nAnimal rights are important because:\n1. WE ARE ALL ANIMALS (those of you who took biology know this)\n2.  OUR SURVIVAL DEPENDS ON THEIR SURVIVAL\n3. SOME FEEL WHAT WE FEEL
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Neither, because:\n\ncan chickens fly?\ncan eggs fly?\n\nyou have to look at it from all angles ;-)
669657
My grandpa lives on a farm and used to have chickens and he said that he has never in his life seen such chicken behavior.Cluck Cluck!! But can you lick your butt? Maybe you are a chicken, hey why did you cross the road anyways?  Chicken feed not good enough for you on your side?
770026
Animals have loads of rights in the UK, you really don't realise how other countries in Europe don't give a damn about animals. Take France for example, over there it's the hunters go on marchs, do petitions, being militants for more hunting rights!\nSo you see how well off animals are these days in the UK?
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Are you asking this as a legal question?  If yes:\n\nMunicipal governments in the U.S. can limit the number of animals on a property within their jurisdiction.  They can also prohobit the presence of certain animals... usually exotic or dangerour animals, but sometimes animals which might be considered more appropriate on a farm or ranch.\n\nThe reasons for these laws are often passed is for public health and safety.  I'm not making a comment here in favor or opposing these laws... just relating what I'm familiar with in one state (Kansas)\n\nAn example:\n\nThe city of Goddard, Kansas, has the following law in its city code:\n\n"NUMBER OF ANIMALS. It shall be unlawful to, in one household, keep a combined total of dogs and cats in excess of Five (5). The total number of dogs and cats in one household shall not exceed Three (3) animals of either species For purposes of this section, dogs and cats less than Six (6) months of age shall not be included in the total number of dogs and cats allowed, provided that no more than one litter of puppies and one litter of kittens shall be maintained in one household at any one time. (Ord. 496; Code 2001)"\nhttp://www.goddardkansas.us/citycode/chapter2_animal_control.htm\n\nRegarding prohibiting certain types of animals...\n\nThe Andover, Kansas city code states:\n\n"It shall be unlawful for any person, who as owner, lessee, or occupant to maintain any stable, shed, pen or other places where horses, goats, hogs or sheep are kept with the city limits."\nhttp://www.andoverks.com/documents/City%20Code/CODE%20Book%20Partial%20Revision%20%28one%20doccument%29.pdf\n\nThe code goes on to require how chickens and other "domesticated fowl" can be kept within the city limits with restrictions on housing the birds, etc.\n\nThe city code also prohibits pit bull dogs within the Andover city limits with minor exceptions as well as many kinds of "exotic animals."\n\nIt's good to find out what your local municipality allows and disallows before you bring animals into your house.  Many cities have their codes online.
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I PERSONALLY LOVE CHICKEN FIGHTS WE GO TO THEM ALL THE TIME AND THEY ARE NOT AS BAD AS PEOPLE THINK. EVERYONE SAYS THAT IS MEAN YOU SHOULDNT DO THAT BUT THE FIGHTING CHICKENS ARE NOT YOUR AVERAGE BARN YARD ROOSTERS, THEY ARE GAME ROOSTERS AND THAT IS THEIR NATURE, THEY CANT BE TURNED LOOSE BECAUSE THEY WOULD FIGHT TILL THE DEATH ANY WAY SO WHY NOT FIGHT THEM AND EJOY IT.
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This is because foxes are not many and some are listed as endangered spesies while chickens are a lot so why need to care about chickens? Chickens can be found almost everywhere but foxes are not.
955771
I am one of a dying breed in that I believe that in order to live in a country where you have rights, you sometimes have to fight for them, and while I do believe that everyone is entitled to there beliefs, and has the right to express their opinions there are times when doing so is counter productive for the welfare of the country that you live in. Rights are not without boundaries. My rights stop where yours begin, and the same applies to to yours. If you can't love your country, at least have some respect for it.
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I have come across this issue before with parrot shelters, and private zoos.  If the humane society is called in and doesn't see anything sufficiently horrible to warrant action then you need to document the offenses yourself (photographic evidence, video, witnesses...).  Once you have created  a 'case' in the form of a file THEN the humane society may be more apt to listen.  What is acceptable in one US state or Canadian province may not be acceptable in another.  Standards of care can and do vary WIDELY.
409311
An owner should have control of his or her property and should have the right to make up any rules about it htey want. The customer should vote with their feet. Go where they are happy.
798513
they have a lot more rights than they should