re: Chick Fil A dropping "no antibiotics ever" pledge

Whether or not their are antibiotics in my chicken sandwich is one thing I can honestly say I have never wasted a single thought in until right now.

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I mean the no antibiotics thing is stupid, same as non gmo but let's not act like poultry farming is humane. Chickens are literally stuffed inside dark houses where they can't walk around and are fed with food with steroids so they can grow larger, quicker.

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Yeah everything in bold is so BS. I have worked in the integrated poultry industry for over 20 yrs. Most of what we produce is going to Chick Fil A. They are not "stuffed into dark houses" as this would put you out of business with a swiftness. They most certainly can walk around and a lot of farms have it to where they can go outside of the houses when they want too. Steroids?? Yeah that would be a big old naw baw on the steroids LOL. The USDA would shut you down immediately and then the DOJ and consumers would sue that company into oblivion.

On the real - this could be a negotiation play with their current suppliers. Just saying something like this publicly could put the screws to those that currently buy from.

Don't just buy into the headline. Business is business.