Fowl Play
2009-01-23 · 52 min · Not rated
Fowl Play is a documentery about the treatment of egg laying hens and other animals. It goes inside of egg corporations that people buy from everyday, and exposes how those animals are being treated, abused, and killed.
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- Directors
- Adam Durand
- Production companies
- Mercy for Animals
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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