Chicken champions

3rd July 2008, 11:56am

The RSPCA has presented Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with an award for his efforts to improve chicken welfare across the UK.

Fellow celebrity chef and campaigner Jamie Oliver also received an accolade for his influential chicken welfare campaign.

Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall thanked the RSPCA for the award, but insisted that the campaign must continue.

Both chefs have carried out a number of campaigns to highlight the welfare problems associated with the standard production of about 885 million meat chickens reared in the UK each year.

Dr Marc Cooper, RSPCA senior farm animal scientist, commented: "We are delighted to present both Hugh and Jamie with these awards…we look forward to carrying on our partnership with the chefs and hope that with their support, the revolution in raising chicken welfare standards throughout the UK will continue."

The chefs received their awards at the RSPCA's Annual General Meeting on 28 June.

Weblink: www.rspca.org.uk

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