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Letter: Letter

Published 8 September 2001

From Kim Critchley

To answer the question in your editorial, no, the public would not be keen to
eat “battery” chickens—they are not for eating.

The majority of laying hens are kept in cages and are called battery hens.
These are not for eating, but lay eggs for the table. Chickens that are for
eating are rarely kept in cages.

Glenside, South Australia

Issue no. 2307 published 8 September 2001

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