[KarlInOhio]

It looks like they are mixing two different requirements. The first is some cruelty free raising of chickens. The second is that some breeds just grow too fast which makes for cheap but lower quality meat. I have no idea why an animal welfare certifier would care about the quality of the meat other than as a way to reduce meat consumption in general.

At ten bucks a pound I can raise my own, even if it isn't legal in my suburb.

[rlmorel]

It isn’t about ethical treatment or consumer protection. It is about controlling what we eat. Eating chickens uses too much energy and produces too much waste for the environmentalists.

They want us to eat plants.

They just use the humane aspect to snare simple-minded people who can’t think for themselves and provide support to their causes.

[PeterPrinciple]

https://www.nal.usda.gov/legacy/awic/certification-programs

animal welfare certifier