Critter News

JANUARY 4, 2009

According to the Washington Post , PETA was one of many groups the Maryland State Police considered a security threat. A "very casually dressed" undercover trooper attended a speech by PETA's president that month and waited afterward to see whether anyone talked about chickens. Nobody did.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 8, 2016

She teaches anthropology at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, USA, and lives in Maryland with her husband and not nearly enough pets. America’s Puritans scrapped the common English word “c**k” to describe the male chicken and popularized “rooster” as its replacement. This is Amy’s first contribution to 10,000 Birds.

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West Virginia Birds Chickens Maryland 101

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 29, 2006

Unfortunately, switching from red meat to chicken does not help very much. Chicken actually has just as much cholesterol as beef (about 100 milligrams of cholesterol in a 4-ounce serving) and almost as much fat. Researchers have also learned that the cancer-causing chemicals that form in beef as it cooks also tend to form in chicken.

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