To the editor: As an animal welfare advocate, it is difficult for me to keep a level head while writing this letter. My instinct is to make an emotional plea for the continued welfare of the now ...

Brown Leghorn and white Leghorn chickens in a cage-free aviary in Lakeview. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) To the editor: As an animal welfare advocate, it is difficult for me to keep a level ...