EU to allow chicken-feed to contain pig remains
From today’s Guardian:
The European Union is preparing plans to allow pig remains to be used to feed poultry. The practice – banned in Europe after the BSE crisis 10 years ago – would save farmers millions of pounds as prices of cereal feed for chickens soar, say officials in Brussels.More >
The justification for this idea is that chickens are omnivorous (they eat worms when they are pecking on the ground). One more reason for us to continue not eating meat.