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GREENS AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH CONDEMN GENETICALLY MODIFIED ZIONAZI FRANKENCHICKEN
The new, genetically modified breed of Frankenchicken was reared by zionazi mad scientist Avigdor Cahaner, of the Rehovot Institute near the zionist "capital" of Tel Aviv. Spencer Fitzgibbon, of the Green Party, said: "It's a monster of an animal. We should be working with nature, not against it. The bottom line is profit, but it should be animal welfare."
'Monster': the featherless chicken
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Scientists create pre-plucked chicken
by George Wright
A new breed of "naked" chicken created by scientists in the search for tastier, healthier poultry has angered animal rights campaigners.
Despite its bizarre appearance, the red-skinned broiler could become a supermarket success because it is designed to grow faster and contain less fat than normal chickens. It will also be cheaper to produce since its lack of feathers means there is no need to pluck it before it hits the shelves.
The new, genetically modified breed was reared by Israeli genetics expert Avigdor Cahaner, of the Rehovot Institute near Tel Aviv. He said it would grow faster in hot weather because it was not prone to over-heating like normal chickens, whose growth rate drops when they get too warm.
He said: "That's why the growth rate of broilers is significantly lower in hot seasons and why poultry meat is expensive in hot countries."
Mr Cahaner claims the birds produce leaner meat because no feathers means less subcutaneous fat, and farming them would be less damaging to the environment because poultry farmers would not have to use ventilation to prevent chickens overheating.
He said: "Feathers are a waste. The chickens are using feed to produce something that has to be dumped and the farmers have to waste electricity to overcome the fact."
Animal rights campaigners condemned the plan.
Adrian Bebb of Friends of the Earth said: "This is scientists tampering with our food again just to make it even cheaper. I think it will have a traumatic effect on animals and the public will be horrified."
Spencer Fitzgibbon, of the Green Party, said: "It's a monster of an animal. We should be working with nature, not against it. The bottom line is profit, but it should be animal welfare."
http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=590366&in_review_text_id=558671
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Scientists create pre-plucked chicken
by George Wright
A new breed of "naked" chicken created by scientists in the search for tastier, healthier poultry has angered animal rights campaigners.
Despite its bizarre appearance, the red-skinned broiler could become a supermarket success because it is designed to grow faster and contain less fat than normal chickens. It will also be cheaper to produce since its lack of feathers means there is no need to pluck it before it hits the shelves.
The new, genetically modified breed was reared by Israeli genetics expert Avigdor Cahaner, of the Rehovot Institute near Tel Aviv. He said it would grow faster in hot weather because it was not prone to over-heating like normal chickens, whose growth rate drops when they get too warm.
He said: "That's why the growth rate of broilers is significantly lower in hot seasons and why poultry meat is expensive in hot countries."
Mr Cahaner claims the birds produce leaner meat because no feathers means less subcutaneous fat, and farming them would be less damaging to the environment because poultry farmers would not have to use ventilation to prevent chickens overheating.
He said: "Feathers are a waste. The chickens are using feed to produce something that has to be dumped and the farmers have to waste electricity to overcome the fact."
Animal rights campaigners condemned the plan.
Adrian Bebb of Friends of the Earth said: "This is scientists tampering with our food again just to make it even cheaper. I think it will have a traumatic effect on animals and the public will be horrified."
Spencer Fitzgibbon, of the Green Party, said: "It's a monster of an animal. We should be working with nature, not against it. The bottom line is profit, but it should be animal welfare."
http://www.thisislondon.com/dynamic/news/story.html?in_review_id=590366&in_review_text_id=558671
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http://departments.agri.huji.ac.il/fieldcrops/cahaner.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/754811.asp?0bl=-0
http://www.degruyter.de/journals/cclm/ejcc1996.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/05/21/wchick21.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/05/21/ixnewstop.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=357329
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/020520/80/czbi9.html
It's kind of silly to be arguing about the "capital" of a non-existent entity like "Israel", but just to put jk's idiocy on display, Merriam-Webster defines capital as "a city serving as a seat of government " which clearly excludes Jerusalem. The city that serves the zionazi entity as its "seat of government" is Tel Aviv.
ZIONISM + CAPITALISM = PINK ZIONIST CHICKEN
haha, hehe. what will they come up with next? soylent pink?
down with Zionism!! Long Live Palestine!!! Long Live Feathered Chicken!!
You got it wrong, Ahmed, it's the palestiNAZIS who do not exist.