“No, I do not in any way condone cruelty to domesticated animals, work them and treat them well, or kill them and eat them, but don’t torture them.”
I agree. I posted a lengthy post, but I just wanted to say, the line is fine about where an individuals human’s rights begin and end with respect to their animals/private property. I err on the side of personal responsibility, but I still detest the chicken stomping, etc. I have had fights when I was younger protecting animals from other kids trying to torture kittens and such. It’s something, that my opinions grow and change about the older I get, but the issue is still very complicated for me with respect to legality, etc.
Other health issues are present, apparently, and that is subject to regulation as things stand, popular support for those regulations exists, especially with a commercial operation.
Frankly, if the items aren't being sold, that is a different area, but cruelty (defined at a point where most would agree something is cruel, not just the PETA folks) is not something I can countenance, either--and yes, I got in a couple of knuckle dusters in the day over ill treatment of stray animals, too, although there were few around who would do such, and none in the group I ran with.