Source: HUMANE WATCH, 9/5/14

The barely watched news channel Al Jazeera recently hosted Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) VP Paul Shapiro to discuss chicken farming. The online segment appeared on Al Jazeera’s “The Stream,” hosted by Lisa Fletcher. At issue was the USDA’s attempt to reform chicken inspections and improve food safety in the first overhaul of such inspections since 1957. The USDA has a handy Q&A sheet on why this is a good idea, but like most complicated issues involving agriculture, it’s easy for an activist group like HSUS to spout spin and demagoguery. A good journalist, however, would be able to separate the facts from the clucking.

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