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North Star represents the finest All Natural Growth Hormone Free Antibiotic Free Free Range Grade A USDA Inspected Halal Certified Chicken in North America. When we raise our chickens we raise them cage and grow house free. Our chickens are allowed to roam freely around the fields harvesting natures bounty during the day and go to roost at night in protective barns . We supplement their needs with all natural animal protein free feed and maintain a clean fresh supply of water for their drinking needs. Some Halal Certifying authorities require a all vegetarian diet *5 days before slaughter, our chickens are fed a strict vegetarian diet from the start. If you read the excerpts from the Islamic Teachings. The Holy Qur&#**9;an places great emphasis on animal welfare and mans responsibilities towards animals. The following quotes are from Islamic Teachings on animal Welfare. Written by Al-Hafiz B A Masri, The Late (Sunni) Ex-Imam Shah Jehan Mosque, Working, Surrey, England "It is forbidden to cage animals, to beat them unnecessarily, to brand them on the face, or to allow them to fight each other for human entertainment. "They must not be mutilated while they are alive." "The Holy Prophet(S)said:It is a great sin for man to imprison those animals which are in his power." Factory Farms keep their chickens in grow house(cages) from start to finish they also cut back the beaks to keep the chickens from pecking at each other because of the overcrowding and fighting for food and drink that occurs in these grow house(cages) over crowding situations. We are not a factory Farm we firmly believe in the humane treatment of all animals and we refuse to buckle under to those who say our product is to expensive and that we should raise our chickens in a way that is easier and more productive, this completely goes against our very own beliefs about the humane treatment of animals even without the teachings from The Holy Qur&#**9;an.