Farmers want ‘Big Chicken’ held responsible 

Posted: 7:46 pm Thu, July 29, 2010
By Nicholas Sohr

Environmentalists and farmers want “Big Chicken” to pay. Fifty-five farmers signed a petition sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley on Thursday, asking him to hold large poultry producers responsible for pollution from chicken houses seeping into the Chesapeake Bay. The petition circulated by Environment Maryland says companies like Salisbury-based Perdue Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc. keep ...