Zogby poll - americans scorn practice of crowding chickens

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Close Quarters for Chickens Is Unacceptable

October 2, 2000

 

Utica, NY - Most Americans scorn the practice of crowding chickens into tight

living conditions-in some cases so jammed that they cannot stretch their wings,

a recent Zogby America poll showed. In a survey of 1,204 adults nationwide,

86.2% said it was unacceptable for farms to squeeze 8 to 10 chickens into a

cages the size of an open newspaper, while 10.3% were not upset by the practice.

Of those against the practice, 69.8% said it was totally unacceptable while

16.4% said it was somewhat unacceptable. Of those not upset by such activity,

5.1% found it totally acceptable and 5.2% said it was only somewhat acceptable.

 

Democrats, Republicans and independents all found the practice unallowable - -

92.2%, 80.5% and 86.6% respectively.

 

A majority of those across the education spectrum agreed, with 89.1% of those

without a high school diploma, 88.7% of high school graduates, 88.1% of those

with some college and 83.1% with college degrees or higher opposing the

practice.

 

Most African Americans (88.8%) were appalled by the practice, as were 86.4% of

whites and 83.2% of Hispanic Americans.

 

The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.

 

What we asked: “Please rate the acceptability of: Crowding 8-10 chickens in

cages about the size of an open newspaper -- so tightly that they cannot stretch

their wings. Would you say this practice is -- very acceptable, somewhat

acceptable, somewhat unacceptable or very unacceptable?”

 

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