Day 093 - 28 Feb 95 - Page 13
1 Q. Yes.
2 A. I vaguely remember hearing about it, but I have not
3 seen any data to support that.
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5 MR. JUSTICE BELL: Yes. It was my idea because, having worked
6 in a factory where the noise was so great that even though
7 the music was being played at full blast one could not tell
8 what tune it was, I wanted to get some picture in relation
9 to the clanking in a slaughterhouse. What said was that he
10 had heard slaughtermen singing along to the tune so,
11 presumably, they could recognise it, but (maybe wrongly on
12 my part) I thought that was for the entertainment of the
13 slaughtermen, not the animals.
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15 MS. STEEL: It may well have been. As I say, I cannot remember
16 exactly what he said. (To the witness): But you have
17 heard vague reports about that?
18 A. That they play music, yes -- but it is not for the
19 animals.
20
21 Q. Would you accept that: "When allowed to roam freely, hens
22 are extremely active during the day - walking, running,
23 flying, exploring and searching for food"?
24 A. Just about everything except the flying part.
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26 Q. You would accept the rest?
27 A. Yes.
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29 Q. Would you accept: "At night they roost together,
30 preferring to perch high off the ground"?
31 A. Yes, they do because they are afraid of predators.
32
33 Q. Did you ask the chickens why they were perching high off
34 the ground?
35 A. Did I what?
36
37 Q. How do you know it was to avoid predators?
38 A. This is well documented. In fact, that is what it says
39 here.
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41 Q. It does not say that there?
42 A. Yes, it does. You probably need to read it again.
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44 MR. JUSTICE BELL: We need not be too careful, I do not think,
45 with this article about reference to it, but point out
46 where it is.
47 A. It is right after the sentence that she just talked
48 about. It says: "Their reputation as 'chickens' maybe due
49 to their response to predators - running or flying away
50 when disturbed".
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52 MS. STEEL: Yes, it does not mention roosting in trees.
53 A. The previous sentence starts by saying: "At night when
54 they roost".
55
56 Q. It does not.
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58 MR. RAMPTON: My Lord, this is the problem. We have an article
59 -- I have not read it before -- it is not admissible. It
60 obviously comes from some animal welfare organisation, what
