Day 102 - 13 Mar 95 - Page 31
1 company disagree with?
2 A. That they are not being asked to complete a task in an
3 unreasonable time.
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5 Q. Right. So the company thinks that they do have enough time
6 to do the job?
7 A. Yes.
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9 Q. Are you aware of complaints made specifically about not
10 having enough time to take concern for the welfare of the
11 birds?
12 A. Personally, I am not.
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14 Q. Do you know Ray Stiles?
15 A. Yes, I do.
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17 Q. Have you ever talked to him about this matter?
18 A. I have talked to him about a whole number of things
19 over the years.
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21 Q. Has he ever mentioned -----
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23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Can I know who he is or what position?
24 A. He is one of these catching supervisors.
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26 MS. STEEL: Has he ever mentioned workers' concerns about having
27 insufficient time to take care of the welfare of the birds?
28 A. He has not mentioned that specifically to me.
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30 Q. What about Stuart Rowney?
31 A. What about him?
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33 MR. JUSTICE BELL: The same question.
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35 MS. STEEL: He is Mr. Stiles' boss, is he?
36 A. He is his boss, yes.
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38 Q. Is he the live hall manager?
39 A. Yes, he is.
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41 Q. Have you talked to him about complaints by workers about
42 insufficient time?
43 A. Not specifically about that. I have talked to him
44 about a whole number of things.
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46 Q. Anything to do with welfare?
47 A. Yes, absolutely both him and Ray Stiles. We talk about
48 the loading of birds, hot weather procedures, all these
49 kinds of things get regularly discussed.
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51 Q. But they have never mentioned anything about workers
52 expressing concern for animals?
53 A. Not to me, no.
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55 Q. I have reached a bit of a natural break.
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57 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes.
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59 MR. MORRIS: Could I ask one question before we break?
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