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MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) - Trappist monks who operate a chicken farm in South Carolina are disputing accusations from a national animal-welfare group that their birds have been mistreated.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals allege the monks at Mepkin Abbey crammed thousands of chickens into small cages and periodically starved them to increase egg production.
"Please shut down this operation forever. It is an ugly stain on your otherwise blessed community," PETA Vice President Bruce Friedrich wrote in a letter posted Wednesday on the group's Web site.
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