{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/67f523044dca23c35000641c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How to buy a happy chicken","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1744118487980-bcb2f483-e0ec-49a8-b67f-a57052a6c380.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Britain’s obsessed with chicken - we eat more than a billion birds a year. And to (literally) feed our hunger, many farmers have turned to fast-growing birds. But now, a new initiative is persuading supermarkets and restaurants to try a slower-growing breed. Will it mean higher-welfare birds?&nbsp;</p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:</em><a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Harry Wallop, Columist and Feature Writer, The Times.</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Luke Jones.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Olivia Case.</p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> Internet Archive / Prelinger Archives / The Chicken of Tomorrow (1948).</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong>thestory@thetimes.com</p>","author_name":"The Times"}