Australian Charge To Free Range Chicken
Australians are voting with their wallets regarding the way that chickens for meat consumption are raised, with three in five Australians choosing chickens that are “free to roam outside in paddocks and guaranteed to not contain growth hormones.”
One in five Australian consumers are eating “free range” chicken meat more often now than they did two years ago; one in ten eat it “a lot” more often. In addition, two-thirds of those who choose free-range do so because they are concerned about the conditions under which regular chickens are raised; two-thirds believe that free range meat is better quality. Many are also worried about the use of growth hormones, which has been banned in Australia since the 1960s.