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     1        their weakened bones would fracture during stunning?
     2        A.  No.  I do not know if -- in the US, no, that is an
     3        incorrect statement.
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     5   Q.   Have you seen battery chickens being stunned and killed?
     6        A.  Yes.  Have I seen it from our suppliers -- no, not from
     7        our suppliers.
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     9   Q.   You have not seen any of the slaughter process at all for
    10        the battery chickens supplied to McDonald's?
    11        A.  That is correct.  That is what I said.
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    13   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  You mean for battery hens whose eggs go to
    14        McDonald's, do you?
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    16   MS. STEEL:  Yes.  (To the witness):  Does McDonald's use some of
    17        the meat from old battery chickens?
    18        A.  No, we do not.
    19
    20   Q.   You do not?
    21        A.  No.
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    23   Q.   The people who check up on battery chickens, the stock
    24        people, is it roughly one person for every 50,000 birds?
    25        A.  It depends how you measure that.  As I explained
    26        yesterday, usually, there is a family that has a husband
    27        and a wife that takes care primarily of the farm that could
    28        have two to three, two to four growing houses.
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    30   Q.   I thought that was for broilers.  I am asking about
    31        batteries at the moment.
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    33   MR. JUSTICE BELL:  Yes.  It is not the same situation as you
    34        were asked similar questions about yesterday.
    35        A.  I do not know the numbers, to be honest.
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    37   MS. STEEL:  Would that be typical, one person for every 50,000
    38        birds?
    39        A.  I just said I am not sure.
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    41   Q.   You do not know?
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