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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

Thus far, the state ballot initiatives and agreements that will expand space for chickens (as well as for gestating pigs and veal calves) are really very minor. At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factory farms delight in these experiences. At most, chickens will be guaranteed room to spread their wings.

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On What the Animal Ag Alliance Thinks of Us

Animal Person

They do appear to wish to put an end to what they believe are the worst abuses of institutionalized animal agriculture, such as gestation crates and veal crates, but that's hardly a call to end animal agriculture. But I see no evidence of that and I'm not sure how Parker comes to that conclusion. The HSUS isn't even anti-hunting !