From an ethical perspective, chickens have a sufficient degree of awareness or "sentience" to suffer pain if their health is poor, or deprivation if they are poorly housed.
…) The best smoked salmon—the only one that will e'er darken a bagel in my house—arrives on the banks of the Hudson from distant Scotland, not nearby Nova Scotia.
…) The best smoked salmon—the only one that will e'er darken a bagel in my house—arrives on the banks of the Hudson from distant Scotland, not nearby Nova Scotia.