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Dr Chris van Tulleken explores what it takes to make a chicken happy, and whether or not we're prepared to foot the bill.

We eat chicken. A LOT of it. We might love the taste, but what about how we're treating those birds?

After witnessing first-hand the reality of indoor chicken farming - how most of the chicken we eat is raised - Dr Chris van Tulleken wants to know: are the birds happy enough, or is our method of rearing cheap chicken actually cruel?

If so, what’s the ‘happier’ alternative – and do carnivores like Chris care enough to pay the price for that, or does a love of meat ultimately trump ethics?

Chris battles with his conscience, and finds the answer hard to stomach.

Produced by Lucy Taylor and Emily Knight.

Archive audio:
- VIVA broiler investigation video (2021)
- ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ and Channel 4 news reports on battery cage ban (2012)

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29 minutes

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Nov 2023 11:00

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