Cock Fight – Meet the farmer blowing the whistle on big chicken

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Meet the farmer blowing the whistle on Big Chicken

Craig Watts is about as farmer as they come. He chews tobacco, he’s gruff, he wears overalls, and he loves Willie Nelson.

He’s not what you think of when you think of whistleblowers like Deep Throat or Edward Snowden. But six months ago he embarked on a journey to expose what he calls hidden injustices in the chicken industry.

Watts invited Fusion along to document his story. We followed Craig as he wrestled with becoming a whistleblower, showed us the conditions on farms, got nationwide attention for stepping forward—and then saw how the chicken industry reacted. Here is his story.