John Oliver lays out everything wrong with our crazy chicken industry

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By Darby Minow SmithMay 18, 2015, 2:58 pm21 pts
“Chickens no doubt can be treated terribly, but that is not what this story is about. This is about chicken farmers,” says John Oliver before launching into a comprehensive takedown of the American poultry industry. Slow clap for a segment that manages to condense the problems of contract farming and…

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