What do you mean by abused, RebYidd? If it’s that the Kapparos ritual itself abusive (not too likely), I don’t agree; if it’s that the chickens are mistreated in the general process, I don’t think they all are – it’s each person’s responsibility to use a vendor who ensures that his birds are treated humanely.
I don’t think the reality that some vendors won’t do that, at least, not until you can’t get customers without it (unlikely scenario?), justifies banning or boycotting the use of chickens for Kapparos.
It is not right, however, to call someone who does not share that opinion an Apikores or a nut. Liberal does make sense, given the liberals’ favoring of animals’ physical interests over humans’
religious ones.
Least I have chicken.