In England there is a concept called 'free range' chicken... so recently when I went to a friends house I commented on how delicious the chicken sausages were.. and the friend said 'yeah, its free range'... what does that mean? I asked...'oh it just means that the chickens were allowed to roam around freely and hence had a happy existence'...

while chomping down the sausages I was having difficulty imagining smiley, happy chickens running around only to meet a butcher and finally find its way into my stomach....

free range or no range - if the end result is the same why would the meat taste any different? or maybe it has something to do with the fact that happiness makes you a better person - or in this case a better chicken!