Day 019 - 27 Jul 94 - Page 63
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Q. If people took a bit more time about loading these crates,
2 even using the crates that are being used now, would it be
possible to avoid those?
3 A. It would certainly be possible to reduce the
prevalence of crushed skulls by taking additional time and
4 care, yes.
5 Q. Right. In terms of improving the design, I think you
said, putting ----
6 A. You could have a bigger gap between the front of the
drawer and the frame which holds the drawer. If the birds
7 tended to stick their heads out, say, during transport,
you could have a brush there which could act as way of
8 trying to contain them.
9 Q. Right.
A. Or you could have a flexible flap.
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Q. You recommended that, you suggested that, did you, to
11 them?
A. I suggested it once to a manufacture.
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Q. Right. When was that?
13 A. In the late 80s.
14 Q. Has anything changed?
A. Correction -- it would have been post this survey.
15 I beg your pardon, I am wrong when I say late 80s. It
would have been in the 1990's. It might have been about
16 the time of the publication. I beg your pardon.
17 Q. Has anything changed since then?
A. To the best of my knowledge, no.
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Q. Is this something you discussed with anybody from Sun
19 Valley Poultry?
A. I cannot recall the occasion; I may have.
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Q. So you are not able to help us with what their response
21 might have been?
A. If I was in their position, I could give you, you know
22 -- am I allowed to put myself in their position?
23 MR. JUSTICE BELL: No.
A. I apologise. Could you re-ask the question?
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MR. JUSTICE BELL: Do you have any clear recollection of making
25 any recommendation in this respect to Sun Valley?
A. No. I think I brought to their attention this figure,
26 a high figure, of crushed skulls on one occasion.
27 Q. Then next question: Do you know if anything was done
about it or not?
28 A. I do not know. Can I add, it is difficult for them to
do things considering they do not manufacture the
29 material, crates.
30 MS. STEEL: When were you asked to write a report on the
procedures at Sun Valley for the purposes of this case?
