... it's bad for the workers, and it's especially bad for the animals who get turned into meat.

Chicken is not a large component of my own diet and my vegetarian-approaching-vegan wife doesn't eat chicken at all.

But I can't say the same for our dogs. I don't expect them to be vegetarians and I'm certain they've consumed countless "retired" laying hens in their lives, mostly in the form of dog kibble.

Labor, environmental, and animal welfare regulations are not a bad thing. I'm not any kind of radical vegan, I'd simply prefer it if any meat I buy wasn't from industries that are abusing their workers, trashing the environment, and raising their animals in inhumane conditions.

I accept the reality that humans are omnivores. I don't think we have to be so bloody minded about it.