The BCSPCA's most recent newsletter is entitiled: HUMANE HOLIDAY MEAL and includes recipes such as 'Garlic Roast Chicken'.
Mmmmm - imagine, fresh killed animals on your table and feeling warm and fuzzy about your choices - if the SPCA says it's O.K., what do you have to worry about?

But I have to ask: how can it be ethical to end the life of one chicken because it was allowed to live a nicer life than some other chickens?
It would be interesting to know if there is an ethicist who says that that is ethical?

At http://www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/farm-animal-welfare/spca-certified/ the SPCA says,"Eat locally, Choose Ethically with our fabulous recipes featuring SPCA Certified cage-free eggs, artisan cheeses and specialty meats."

At http://www.spca.bc.ca/welfare/farm-animal-welfare/spca-certified/spca-certified-recipes/Garlic-Roast-Chicken-and-Fresh-Sage-Stuffing.html the SPCA's recipe tells you to pat the chicken dry. Sounds so benign. Almost loving. Especially since it also tells you to leave the chicken's skin on.

Perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas - this delicious SPCA Certified chicken recipe will please your family while making ethical choices.

Ingredients:
1.7kg Rockweld Farm Chicken, washed and patted dry
20 garlic cloves, skin intact
1 lemon, halved
3 bay leaves
1 tbsp of olive oil
1 1/2 tbsp of finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 tsp of sea salt
400 mls of chicken stock
100 mls of white wine
Kitchen string for tying the chicken legs
Aluminum foil