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ANIMAL welfare charities are challenging poultry farmers to raise the standard of living for the millions of chickens produced for meat and eggs in the UK.
The calls were led by the RSPCA this week as it re-launched a campaign calling for higher welfare standards on poultry farms across the country.
As part of the campaign, the RSPCA took out full page adverts in the national press calling on supermarkets to stop selling low-welfare chicken and also started an online petition to gather public support.
Dr Marc Cooper, RSPCA farm animal scientist, said: "Currently, some supermarkets are selling chicken meat for as little as #2 per kilo - this can be …