Is This Being Chicken-Hearted?

S.M.Singru

Like all others, Japanese relish chicken preparations. And last year when the Bird ‘Flu was at its worst; they had to slaughter millions of chickens. But what they did recently was rather heart warming, if you might say so. The Japanese Poultry Association has held a memorial service at a Tokyo hotel for the slaughtered chickens. And the statement issued by Hideyuki Shimada, the Director of this Association, was sincere. “We want to express regret to the chickens at having to kill them. We do not know how they feel about it, but humans should show appreciation”, he said.