Fowl Play screening and discussion

 Fowl Play

 Thu May 13: 6:30

Adam Durand, 2009, USA; 50m

Most Americans are opposed to the inhumane treatment of animals—which is why the egg industry is so secretive about the operations that yield food for our breakfast tables. Fowl Play investigates hen abuse in the industry, drawing on the dedicated documentation of activists. Interviews with rescuers, veterinarians, and animal behaviorists challenge us to consider the politics of ethical eating.

 preceded by

Cows Are Nice, Stephan Jarl, 2007, Sweden; 13m

Walter Reade Theater, 165 W 65^th Street, upper level

Tickets available at the box office or online at www.filmlinc.com

After the screening  there will be a Q&A with Matt Rice, Mercy for Animals;

Jenny Brown, Founder, Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary;

Martha Lazar, chicken keeper and blogger (brooklynfeed.com) and

Elizabeth Ayer, BK Farmyard’s farmer /consultant, Farm Director

and Caretaker at Wyckoff Community Garden and Farmers Market. 

Followed by a reception in the Furman Gallery.