Environment Texas
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KTRH News Radio
Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Is "Big Chicken" Safe?

Environmentalists claim chicken processors are not only stinking up Texas with poultry waste, they're polluting the water. But "big chicken" says it's perfectly legal and safe.
By
Scott Crowder

Critics like Luke Metzger at Environment Texas say chicken waste is killing fish. "Big chicken manufacturers actually are at the top of the list of the biggest water polluters in the state of Texas, actually passing up some of the refineries and chemical plants." Critics say the chicken waste gets in the water and allows algae to choke off the fish.