Today is  Dance Like a Chicken Day .   15 Craigside once had an annual holiday night of entertainment, and many were conned into dancing like a chicken.  It was funny, but not the kind of thing I enjoy doing.  So I found a way to avoid being involved.  For the record: This day was created by Swiss accordion player Werner Thomas, and the dance became popular at weddings in the USA.   Watch this!    Another version . Hey, put formality aside and just have some good-natured fun.   A more modern beat . While there are nearly 8 billion humans on Planet Earth, we are outnumbered by 19 billion chickens.  There are 1.5 billion cattle, 1 billion sheep and 1 billion pigs. Cruelly, we slaughter 50 billion of them/year.  Poultry makes up a third of all the meat consumed worldwide. Americans consume around 250 eggs/year/person. Compared to half a century ago, the amount of all meats we have eaten/capita has tripled. A few more not...