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“Chickens this amazing don’t just happen”

Found by on Tuesday, 12th April 2011
The Atlantic
» The Atlantic

Fowl are always fair in the eyes of these chicken's owners.

Humans have the beauty pageants. Dogs have the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. But who knew chickens, too, had their own line of competitive narcissism? In The Fairest Fowl: Portraits of Championship Chickens, photographer Tamara Staples documents the fascinating and glamorous world of poultry fanciers and their prized barnyard beauties, from the surprisingly elaborate judging process to the distinct personalities of individual birds that shine through Staples's portraits.

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Iowan Farmers Can’t Handle the Truth

Found by on Wednesday, 16th March 2011
slashfood.com
» slashfood.com

Farmers from Iowa decide criminalising documentary food makers is probably easier than making their farms less appalling.

Cramped cows and abused chickens are at risk of losing a powerful ally: filmmakers. A new bill up for House ruling in Iowa today would make whistle-blowing documentarians like Robert Kenner of "Food, Inc." fame criminals, reports the Iowa Independent. And similar action is on the table in Florida. Any undercover videotaping or photographing of livestock or farm operations would be a classified aggravated misdemeanor calling for two years in prison and a penalty fine of up to $6,250; subsequent offenses would be class D felonies (five years and up to $7,500 in penalties). Tough break for journalism

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