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a report by "CBC news: Sunday" on Chicken OUT!

 

Author:
Pat Softly
Produced fof:
CBC News: Sunday
Air Date:
December 14, 2008

 

There's a growing movement out of British Columbia to get chickens out of crowded cages. But are the animals really suffering in those small cages? And will Canadians pay more for eggs just to free the chickens? CBC News: Sunday's Pat Softly investigates.

 

Click here to visit CBC's web site and watch the video.

 

For the story, CBC interviewed VHS's Director of Farm Animal Programs, a world-renowned poultry scientist, a battery cage egg producer, a free-range producer, and students from the University of Guelph. Also included is an interview with world-renowned chef, Jamie Oliver.