Chickens: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
John Oliver explains how chicken farming can be unfair, punishing, and inhumane. And not just for the chickens!
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The fact that John Oliver and his team can pack more knowledge, humor, and honesty in one clip than most actual news organizations means either John Oliver is a news god descended from on high, or Fox, CNN, and MSNBC really are just that fucking terrible. Or maybe it's both.
Maddude Well said! I'm thinking both.
Maddude I'd bet my dime on both
It's both
Maddude Both.
You knew it was both when you wrote it.
I think LastWeekTonight should occasionally go back to old topics and cover how the situation has changed/improved
96fps_from_mars they probably can’t since it all stays the same though
They HAVEN'T. All you hear are ceos...laughing.
They just recently updated on the situation with that coal ceo who sued them
That would be intresting and probably depressing most of the time.
rafiusa.org/blog/u-s-house-passes-anti-farmer-amendment-to-2017-budget/
It makes me incredibly happy to see that people are still actively editing Wikipedia pages to call those politicians “chicken f*ckers”
12 million views versus a roomful of them. We can do this forever!
@@bucca2 and this is just internet trolling when we're in a good mood. when we get mad and start doing it for spite you end up with crashed FCC websites lmao
Ehh.. not sure how much i like it. Dont want to imagine a human raping a chicken.
@@jurassicsmackdown6359 it's supposed to make people uncomfortable. That's the whole point. Don't fuck chicken growers and you won't have to be associated with fucking chickens.
@@jurassicsmackdown6359 it's consentual
I’m a chicken farmer and hits the nail right on the head with this one. Bravo for pointing out issues that many wouldn’t consider.
Hope you are doing well, I hate the fact that a daily meal has such a horrific story behind it ✌️
@@jerryokazaki8626 Not my daily meal! Why boycott animal products? 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water. Each vegan saves 219,000 gallons of water every year! 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag increases PTSD and spousal abuse in the people who work in slaughterhouses. Workers in meat packing facilities often endure terrible, dangerous working conditions. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Needless killing of innocent, sentient beings cannot be ethically justified. 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) 13- A healthy plant based diet significantly reduces the chances of ED later in life, and even 1 meal can improve bedroom performance 14- Vegetarians and vegans have lower rates of dementia later in life 15- A plant based diet could save money! You could reduce your food budget by one third! 16-A fully plant based diet improves the immune system according to a study published in the journal BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health 17-A fully plant based food system would greatly reduce food borne illnesses like salmonella 18-A fully plant based food system would be able to feed millions more people. Our population is growing! 19-A fully plant based food system would save 13,000 lives a year from the air pollution caused by animal agriculture, according to a study 20- A vegan world would save 8 million human lives a year, and $1 trillion in health care and related costs (Oxford Study) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About." If you doubt any of them, I would be glad to cite evidence from credible sources to back them up. KZhead only allows a certain number of links at my channel.
While animal agriculture can certainly have negative environmental consequences, not all meat production methods are created equal. Some farming practices, such as regenerative agriculture, can actually have a net positive impact on the environment by improving soil health, reducing carbon emissions, and promoting biodiversity. Supporting these types of farming practices can help incentivize more sustainable and environmentally-friendly food systems. Regenerative agriculture is a holistic farming approach that seeks to improve soil health, increase biodiversity, and reduce carbon emissions. It emphasizes the use of cover crops, crop rotation, and reduced tillage to improve soil structure and promote soil health. It also often incorporates livestock grazing, which can help to sequester carbon in the soil and improve nutrient cycling. In contrast to conventional animal agriculture, which often relies on intensive confinement operations and large amounts of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, regenerative agriculture prioritizes the health of the soil and the surrounding ecosystem. This can lead to a more resilient and sustainable food system that supports both environmental and human health. While regenerative agriculture is still a relatively small part of the overall food system, it has gained increasing attention and support in recent years as a potential solution to some of the negative environmental impacts of animal agriculture. By supporting farming practices that prioritize soil health and biodiversity, we can help to incentivize more sustainable and environmentally-friendly food systems.
John Oliver I must say this video saved me. in the last 3 years I started raising a small flock of back yard chickens. A uncle came to me and told me about a contract farming ad he'd seen and thought it would be a good move for me since I loved my girls and really enjoy them. But I had watched this literally the day before he showed me the ad. You saved me from leaping into a horrible situation.
thegayhare this is pretty insane dude. Thank god this happened
Good on ya mate.
This didn't really happen, though
If you love your “girls” and really enjoy them, why would you want to sell them off to be butchered and made into nuggets?
@@cyantulip It's fake. A small flock of backyard chickens is not going to get a Tyson contract.
Anyone put up the chicken fucker label yet? No? Okay, off to Wikipedia. :)
Harold Davidson Have they voted yet?
Ezra Grace What about that senator?
Harold Davidson hold your horses bud, they haven't voted yet. Let's not start crying wolf before anything even happened.
Beckom2 yeah he's a scumbag, but have restraint.
Most people are potential chicken fuckers.
my grandfather was one of those Alabama chicken farmers willing to attend and speak at the town hall meetings, he was threatened before and after but after Vietnam, nothing scared him anymore, I'm very proud he was willing to represent those afraid for their and their family's health and financial safety
wait?.. you dont actually count the votes when passing a law? whoever makes the most noise wins?
I was thinking how in the fuck is this legal? And the dude just picked the side he wanted instead of actually going by the votes, and no one stopped him. Thats an absolutely insane way to vote.
@@PraiseTheFSMonster I'm assuming people can ask for a recount and he would be forced to count. Still, unsettling how this can lead to false results
Yeah I was fucking pissed
Yeah, I really wonder how this shit works. We invented the very thing called "counting" since like 4000-10000 years BC (I don't know history), yet they don't even use it.
Welcome to the United States congress, where you can win a government position by default when you don't have competition, get funded by millionaires who then bribe, I mean LOBBY you to do what they want, even if it is against the needs if the people that it is literally your job to represent, and can get your opinion to be law simply by being the loudest person in the room.
This show has taught me more than my school ever has.
+The master Gggrip msr Since when? My history class has never been kind to America, and the few times that we've talked about current events, we've mainly been talking about problems with America.
+JMC Haha So True
It's not like we live in a dystopia.
+The master Gggrip msr it's called "propaganda"
Reality has a liberal bias.
I stopped eating chicken years ago and now only eat ducks I raise myself, happy free range ducks
I eat duck eating chickens
50 Ducks In A Hot Tub wooooow what an improvement ...
+TheMaloo424 I know right? I don't like duck meat, he should have raised his own chickens (that's what my neighbor does).
Arturo Casab Once you've had free range duck chicken sucks...
50 Ducks In A Hot Tub Maybe I haven't cooked duck right.
"The poverty line is like the age of consent, if you find yourself passing around it you've probably already done something very very wrong" *Bojack Horseman flashbacks*
*top is firsthand story about chicken plants, bottom is about the chickens!* I live in small town Kansas, and we fought like no tomorrow to keep a Tyson plant out of our town. They ravage farms with their runoff and smell for a mile radius. If our protesting didn’t work, many friends of mine (and my family!) would have lost a water source due to contamination, had crops ruined and had the stench of chicken plant radiating through our home. Also, my family rescued some chickens from a different plant b4 they were taken, and we got one with a LITERAL HOLE IN ITS NECK! They also had almost no feathers, peck wounds and overgrown beaks/broken beaks. Some didn’t even last a year and some are still kickin it. I have had a few chickens since I was little, just for fun, and they have personalities and souls just like a dog or cat would! I had one that would sit on my shoulder like a parrot, and no living thing deserves to be treated like chickens in plants!
FooBar Maximus well even if you don’t believe in souls, they had just as much personality as a dog or cat would.
FooBar Maximus . No such thing as a soul period! Neither chicken, person or anything in between.
Courgette kk i said that even if you don’t think there’s soul’s they do have personalities
@dogboy1953 Speak for yourself, godless. None of this 'we' shit please
You just explained the two main reasons I went vegan back in 1993: The environmental impact and animals well-being.
he said "the no's seem to have it" way to quickly
***** I was wondering the same thing- He did not even bother to count. Is that common practice?
***** Well, when you're bought and paid for, and don't even look up to even pretend to count... You can say whatever the fuck you want. You still make the bennies, and fuck chicks.
surfitlive Unfortunately, even if it's brought up as an infringement on the farmer's right of free speech, the government &/or companies will state that they are free to speak however they want, but they will be held accountable for what they say(which isn't illegal). It's the reason I hate the whole "America is better, cause we have free speech" rhetoric directed at other countries. All speech is free, it's how much/little accountability people face for free speech. At most they could try and get them for falsifying information on how successful the business would be, except that even then, the companies would defend themselves with something along the lines of "we didn't say it would be successful for you; you just heard what you wanted to hear".
MonaGamie This is VERY if not EXTREMELY common in House commuttee votes. If you watch any C-Span show, the process goes like this: debate & push issues, all yea's cast, all no's cast, the head chair of committee says whatever he or she is in favour of won. The opposing people submit for a ballot count. The head of committee pigeonholes bill to a TBD time. We didn't get to see it, but I am sure that is what happened and they will give a vote on the bill if that is not what they were already gathering for. But yeah, happens to nearly all bills.
Wow, that sounds really awfull. Not an american, so that system was unbeknownst to me. Thank you for clarifying.
As a chicken farmer from Australia, it is shocking to see the treatment chickens get in the US. Here in Australia it is compulsory to give them sunlight and toys to play with.
Pro Sweaty Torbjörn There's such thing as chicken toys? How do they even look like?
A chicken toy is a little bubbly head of Donald Trump that the chickens May Peck out and scratch
Xd
It's important that American know they have bad quality meat and the animals are treated awful, we (in the UK) are worried that when we leave the EU America (Trump regime) is going to make us do certain thing to get trade deals and having a similar meat farming system to you guys is one of them.
Do Australians kill the chickens....just curious cause to me that's shocking as well...
John Oliver has saved me from ignorance.
This is the new theme for similar “contracting” companies like Uber. Finding every way to pawn off their business expenses onto their labor.
Where Uber messes up is the driver is motivated to keep driving and the prices do not pay at certain conditions. They can change this.
Yes - it is a cost and risk effective model especially if you're a very large corporation. It makes companies easily fireable through non-renewal and if there are any injuries/legal issues you have low repercussions.
Amen contract work and unpaid internships are screwed up
This is not a subject that I would expect John Oliver to cover with his fine tooth comb. That being said, it is good to see someone stand up for these farmers.
I can't believe how entertaining and informative a video focused on chicken farms can be. A reminder that most farmers don't have it easy.
Robert Headley Cuz these are the kinda stories that deserve to be acknowledged, but are too easy to fall through the cracks of normal news agencies.
Robert Headley ?? ...This is exactly the kind of thing I'd expect John Oliver to cover.
Great subject! A touchdown from so many angles!
No nitpicking in here. These presentations are thoroughly researched. The model described here is a system in favour of big companies making filthily huge profits at the cost of poor farmers.
Let's give a clap for the guitar player everyone!
woohoo!
He kinda sucks at guitar tbh
You're just hard to please xD
Clap :3
Oh you sassy sue you ;3 xD
Thank you for this. I live in a rural area - with quite a few farmers - many of them are chicken farmers. And yes, many of them go to local farming markets - though, when I say 'many' - that 'many' is actually only about 10-15% of the farmers that I know or are acquainted with. They've tried telling me what all they have to deal with when it comes to contracts and the corporations that they basically do all of the work for, but none of them have been able to lay it out like this. I'd say that I'd share this video with all of them and try to start up some sort of local chicken market, but none of them have access to the internet. I'm thinking I should rip this video off of YT through any of the many 'rip video from KZhead' websites out there, convert it to a format that can be played on DVD players and hand out copies at the next farmer's market I go to here in town. Where it goes from there, I have no idea.... but this has fucking pissed me off enough to get up off of my lazy American ass and try to do ANYTHING that might help bring about some sort of change in these people's lives. Again, thank you. Thank you, John Oliver. =')
Do it
This is a good idea! Thing is, they probably know even better than John Oliver. How have they been fighting back so far? I’m sure you’ll hear bits and pieces of how they’ve been organizing in their own way against this, just without doing it in public. Would be interesting to build off what I bet they’re already doing. Good read-Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky
This also highlights why expanding affordable rural broadband access is important...
Fukka yew awhale and fukka yew adolphin. Do it! We little people have to stand up, inform, and fight along side one another against our stupid ass government and corporate America who are one and the same!
You inspire others congrats
I’ve watched 20 of these in the last 7 days. I’ve been missing out.
"Last Week Tonight has just uploaded a new video" The best notification from KZhead.
I agree!!!!!!
Charles Min All for say "Aye" all opposed say "Nay" *Aye* Looks like "Aye's" win this one.
Charles Min oh yeah better than chocolate and better than sex, but not when chocolate and sex are combined
Its the only notification i ever need.
I was about to go in a deep sleep, then suddenly my mobile vibrated.
I'm learning things while laughing my ass off
That should be the Last Week Tonight slogan lol.
"When USDA first announced its proposed rule, poultry growers earned an average of $0.34 per bird while their processing company made $3.23 for that same bird. Little has changed since then."
+Matt Tarpey, : (
That's just good teaching...
Techa The Meme Lord That is precisely how school should operate.
16:09 the Sean Connery segment from one of my favorite movies used in this story made my YEAR! Perfect audience reaction as well. Hell yea.
Unchecked capitalism is so much fun! To the 1%.
Unregulated (so-called "pure") capitalism does not work. If anyone needs illustration, I suggest you hop in the way-back machine, set it to 200,8 and relive the massive global financial crisis.
America needs communism/libertarian socialism very badly.
America is a rich persons playground hosting parties inviting celebs sleeping with any actors or actresses you want anything is possible as long as you have enough money even murder sadly...
@@ryanoconnor5176 oh yeah it works so great around the world... people starving, breaking down of society... that's what we need. What did you learn in history class?
Jotta H. Unchecked capitalism , sounds like unplucked chicken drums.
Food companies are like youtube comments... the worst ones always end up at the top
uPwn95 *usually
uPwn95 How weird. Ironically, this one is at the top of my screen... and it had nothing to do with the video at all.
+Ralph Anthony Espos idk how it made it to the top, but I'm proud of it
Go treat yourself with a cup of coffee or something.
damn you make some good comparisons
I love and hate watches these because they are funny as fuck but I get mad at eveyone
True
so true thank you
+Noah Parker was going to like but it was at 69 and I'm too immature too change it.
+Noah Parker yeah its one of those where John really tries to make light of it but my god these topics are infuriating
+Noah Parker It's more fun to watch when you just hate everyone all the time. People are scum. Especially corporations and lobbyists. Notice the theme in these videos? At the core of every issues there's a company throwing money around, and politicians scrambling to catch the money as it falls.
I'd love John Oliver to come back to the UK and do one or two one-offs, aimed at the UK. I'd love to know what the situation is with chicken farming in the UK, for example and they're always explained so well in your show.
What I've learned watching this show for years in a single sentence: everything in the US is fucked up.
Here is a common corporate practice: You're farmer Joe. You own a tomato farm. One day a representative of Wal-Mart shows up at your house and says, "Hey Joe. I tried one of your tomatoes and was blown away. We'd like to stock our local store with them." You say, "Sure!" A few months pass and the rep returns, "Joe, your tomatoes are a hit. We'd love to expand into 3 more stores." You say, "I'd have to expand and buy new equipment." He responds, "Don't worry. It will be worth it for you. Just keep those tomatoes coming." A few months later the rep is back. "Great news Joe. We want your tomatoes in 100 stores. "Joe is stoked and gladly expands. A month later the rep is back again. "Well Joe, I'm sorry to say but we are ending our business with you. Good luck." Now Joe is stuck producing enough tomatoes for 100 stores with no buyer. Wal-Mart tells him, "I suppose we could help you out. We will buy your farm for half of what it is worth. As a bonus, we will let you stick around as an employee of Wal-Mart." Now Joe is doing more work for less money. I went to school with a guy who does the rep work and he would tell me how he would laugh his ass off after ripping off those, "Idiot farmers."
+Matt Hellmers You need less morally compromising friends.
Matt Hellmers damn sickening.
That bothers me deeply.
He said he went to school with him, not that they were friends.
matt hellmers, I'm a farmer, and you don't have a clue what you're talking about
18% left on my laptop battery, 18 minute video, lets do this !
Chris Moore Did you make it?
Yep, with 2% to spare.
Chris Moore Haha! That's my boy!
Chris Moore get a charger
***** Chargers are for weak people.
I love when John takes the side of the average American regardless of how those same people probably feel about him on many other topics. It's a refreshing sign of integrity.
13:15 He always says Greg, lmao. I want a cannonical depiction of Greg and how terrible he is.
I've watched this segment 3 times since it was first released and the line stated by the chicken farmer from Alabama " im not brave... But I need the right to be able to talk to you today brings tears to my eyes every single time".
The names seemed to get cut off at the end, so for anyone who wants to know whether their congressperson is on the committee, check out en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Appropriations#Membership for the list of everyone who will be making that vote next month, and let them know, respectfully, not to screw over the chicken farmers.
***** Thank you.
***** Good work.
***** I am french, so I have no power over this, but I love your attitude !
UnperfectFeeling You have the power of social media my friend, bonsoir.
***** What a kneejerk airhead liberal response. Fascism doesn't give a rat's ass on what list any congressperson is on.
My brother had 3 chicken houses, each 100+ feet long. He waited 9 months for Tyson to deliver chicks, then worked 24 hrs/day for weeks. This report is spot-on.
“It’s not because Alan was too good a listener” I ded
And some people want no regulation. Corporations shouldn't be treated like people. They need regulations to protect consumers and employees from businesses.
weeb detected
Nah man, it's working just fine. There were plenty of punishments/references/euphemisms for death translated in english (and or introduced here from other countries/places) you could have jumped on. But you had to think: hmmmmm, which Japanese thing can I reference this time? Sorry dude. You is weib!
The way to fight abusive corporations is not regulations. It's eminent domain. They should be sent to prison by virtue of the fact that they're constantly trying to be abusive. Don't give them rules to follow, give them the death sentence.
The more exposes I watch, the more insane libertarians appear.
The US is the ONLY country who has that rule. Thank the Republican Party.
Farmers are still committing suicide at considerably higher rates than the rest of our population. They are squeezed to hard, and they are all going to need some protection.
Well technically physicians have the highest suicide rate, but at least they are rich. This farmin'issue mirrors the one seen in my country, except it's spanish contractors with Moroccab farmers. Colonialism is alive and well
There was also a study that showed that the majority of farmers working in slaughterhouses get PTSD but aren't able to get counseling due to insurance granted by their jobs
I'm amazed they dont try to take out some of the company that ruined their lives with them.
@@derp4987 ha honestly surprised they havent killed people from these companies
Right after we take away farming subsidies from growers of corn, soybean, rice, wheat, cotton, and peanuts, right? Because agricultural subsidies come from our tax dollars, and these farmers in particular even without these subsidies easily make 60K a year which is substantially above the poverty line. Do that and THEN we can be worried about all the unsubsidized chicken farmers at the poverty level and below.
Only John Oliver could take a subject like "Chickens" and make into something informative yet hilarious. This guy is genius.
I work in a chicken house for three years, it’s was hell on earth.
I've been an ethical vegan for 7 years, the chicken is the most abused creature on Earth bar none. The peace I achieve by knowing that I have removed myself from the machine that grinds up sentient creatures such as (but certainly not limited to) chickens is beyond description.
@@MrJBA79 Agreed. I stopped eating meat entirely after learning what happens to male baby chicks.
@@MrJBA79 I had to scroll quite a way to find a single comment like yours. Thank you for being part of the solution.
@@vada.6024 Thank you for clarifying John Anderson's comment. Thank you for being part of the solution.
There is something you and I can do. Boycott the product. Go vegan. Better for the environment, health, animal welfare, and to end this cruel industry. There has to be better ways for people to make a living. The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are amazing. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag involves terrible working conditions for many forced to work in that industry. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
I never understood how awful chicken was in North America until I went to Barbados where chickens are legitimately (unintentionally?) free range, i can't even eat it up here
+Greg E Yay Barbados! We Bajans take our chicken very seriously.
+Da Red Russian Dude, there is a huge difference between not treating chicken like total shit and treating them better than humans, what are you even talking about? Treating chicken better can also pay off for the farmers, not if u Muricans are only willing to pay 5 ct per egg, though
+Da Red Russian What an epicly dumb thing to say lol. Who was implying we treat chickens better then humans? Im pretty sure all we want is for chicken to see sunlight and be able to move around lol. Not live in Florida condo's.
+Da Red Russian Chicken is not a necessary part of your diet. A "hardworking single mother from Mexico" can buy cheap beans that can replace the nutrients in chicken, and she should know how to prepare them well considering she's from Mexico... I pray for the day when meat becomes an incredibly expensive luxury item. Then the fat cats of the meat industry will only be making money off of each other and will maybe treat animals and humans better.
+diandra stithe Beans don't taste like chicken. I am a proud member of PETA, People Eating Tasty Animals.
What kind of country do we live in where we don't actually take a vote? You can't just let everyone say "Aye" or "No" and then choose one or the other based on your bias. Why don't they have people write down their votes and count them? Real legislative systems don't let one man decide the vote based on what he thought he heard or what he wanted to hear. The most infuriating thing to me in this whole video was that section.
+digimondudeify agreed
+digimondudeify Parliamentary procedure allows any member of the committee to demand a "division of the assembly" if he thinks the chair miscalled the aye/no vote. This vote can take the form of a show of hands, standing in place, or even a roll call. That said, it is depressing to see such a logical amendment be struck down...
Well, the chair shouldn't let members demand a division if the outcome is obvious...that's a dilatory maneuver, and is prohibited. However, I thought that the vote in that committee was rather close. If I was in the membership, I would have demanded a division...
+digimondudeify im more concerned he based it on people saying a word over a count over the fact he decided to allow the vote to be voted by saying aye or no
Thank you for exposing this scam. How tragic is this. I hope and pray something good comes out of this exposure, for the robbed and victimized 😠🙏
"It's slavery with extra steps!" ~ Rick Sanchez
Didn't Morty say it first?
OH MY GOD MY REP IS ON THAT COMMITTEE!!
Owen Frederick Let that chicken f*&^%r know what to do.
Owen Frederick Scott Rigell, Is a Virginia Chicken fucker until he votes properly.. Then again, Tyson owns a MASSIVE factory in his district... so we know how he will vote...
himynameslouisE thats right
Owen Frederick You have a moral obligation now.
Owen Frederick Get after that chicken fucker then
John Oliver needs to get more control over this world and FAST. Bloody hell, why aren't the people with the power doing any-fucking-thing about issues?
Money
+John S No. That's not a word. It's called capitalism. Marx tried warning us in the early 1800's.
because they got to a position of power by doing this exact same thing... they have no shame and will never do anything about it. The only solution is to vote for politicians with good intentions (good luck finding those..)
the sad thing is - YOU are in power. not only can you vote, but whats holding you back from going door to door trying to educate people on the issues so next time they vote the smart way?? i know you will say "but thats tedious hard work! and why should i have to do it??" - exactly. and this is why nothing changes.
Ed Bulnes Good intentions may be all good and well, but are worthless if they don't lead to good actions. A lot of the time people with good intentions can't implement them because they are being blocked by people that act egoistically (which is something most of us do, most of the time).
Wow! John Oliver is the most enlightening, coherent, all-encompasing conduit of real-shit in this nation. Ted Talks takes a distant back seat in the car of knowledge.
No, he is advocating for more government regulation in this one. That's a terrible solution for a free country.
eroMoD eroMoD 🙄
Ted talks are literally worthless
planetary ray lol okay buddy. I’m sure you’re very enlightened and wise
@@eromod If you think Laissez-faire capitalism is good, you know nothing about history.
I could listen to John Oliver for hours. He has such a unique and funny way of bringing up topics wirth discussion. And i emphasize the funny part!
Wait. They gather people in the room and have them say yes or no. And one guy decides if he heard more yes or nos and that's IT?!
+Katja K Yep. Welcome to the United States. It doesn't matter what you think, only what you can pay for.
Katja, your not asking the right question"
Chuckydarn12 What is the right question then?
Can we get a follow up on this story? #ChickenFarmers
The bill passed but isn't getting enforced because some of these fuckheads are still fighting against it (I bet they are paid by tyson foods the bastards)
An article came out this week in pro publica about trump rolling back the chicken farming rules that passed in 2016
@@zeugens I am shocked! SHOCKED! If true.
Well we all know trump needs his daily bucket of KFC
@@zeugens what a piece of shit!
Biggest tip, if you can, keep your own chickens. Then you’ll know what they need to thrive, and it’ll really open your eyes. Watching them chill out under a shrub or tree having a sand bath, or stretched out calmly sunbathing, is actually one of life’s joys. In return, you’ll get the best tasting eggs you’ll ever eat, and you’ll look at the chicken in the supermarket in a whole new light.
It’s took me 3 years to realize that guy was Paul McCartney
I always sensed that there was FOWL play.... I'm so sorry.
O Bom Vizinho Don't worry we won't GRILL you about it.
Sir, that pun is just uneggceptable.
O Bom Vizinho I was going to make this joke, but I was too chicken.
I was gonna make that joke but you robbed it from me. Get it? because the poor farmers are being robbed of both the money they deserve as well as their voice in the matter. It was a statement on how we both should have the right to do it, but you sir had did it first and better therefore are ranked higher and took it away from me... Almost as if we were having to compete in the chicken industry to have better chickens so I wouldn't lose my farm. #RealDeep...InTheAssYouDamnChickenFuckers
O Bom Vizinho haha yolk gotta be kidding...! (sorry, was trying too hard there) XD
This is a horrible industry.
Basically every industry is as horrible as that. American wanted this, they fighted for it and even went to destroying diferent systems in other country just so those country could have it and fiiiiinaly they start to realize they might have been wrong all along.
Nate J. You should care to explain why you find that ignorant. Because that's not an argument.
Lol. I mean, LOL. That's one of the most common insult you american find when someone is critical about your country. Say bad thing about america -> ignorant. Every fucking time. XD
+Nate J. Thing is the companies that don't follow this motto are losing and will inevitably go to bankrupt because having ethic in this system is a huge handicap. Sooner or later someone will be less scrupulous and do the thing you refuse to do for ethic sake. This is how it work and this is why capitalism suck. In capitalism system ethics and moral values are unsellable worthless products.
morals and ethics are useless if it prevents you from enjoying life.
As a former chicken farmer I salute you for this. Well done my friend
Chickens live longer than most chicken farmers??..smh.
4:14 no John, that's how Pokémon daycares work.
Thank you.
This is factual.
Oh yes, so true!
I wonder hard it was for that guitar guy at the end not to laugh, when John started saying they fuck chickens.
they probably practiced it several times before shooting so he could get used to it
Him nodding is the best part of that whole segment. I just imagine him in a burly cowboy voice saying "Yup. They fuck chickens alright."
Casey Heidt is
Being the proud father of 4 adolescent hens, i can say, for a certainty, this episode has touched my heart. Thank you for publishing this video.
Acinonyx Rex I bet you’ll end up killing them though. What a great father.
@@kx7500 If he calls himself their father, he probably cares about them as pets
Monsieur anglophone ah yes, because killing your pets is much better. Very humane.
@Gallus Rex Sounds awesome! Love your username!
@@kx7500 As in he's not gonna kill them, bud
Steve Womack is my representative and I do vote against him every election cycle.
Is there *any* aspect of American life that doesn't involve the greed of and oppression by corporations?
anna dani no
anna dani i'm not familiar with how corporations are involved with the abortion or gay marriage issues.
anna dani Tesla Motors and Costco. That's probably the only ones I think of...
anna dani Just the ones that are controlled by government greed and oppression. Pick your poison.
anna dani Nope. Welcome to America. Where freedom and equality reign supreme, unless you are an individual, in which case, BUGGER OFF!
He's right. The guitar does make it more believable. I completely agree with him.
My dad worked for a contract farmer who supplied Bernard Matthew chickens. It was just as these people describe. I still refuse to buy their products now, 30 years later.
Example of how stressful chicken farming is: Heinrich Himmler was a chicken farmer, look how that turned out.
Jesus hah what a thought that is!!
Chicken farmers aren't usually evil. They just bought into Carnism. (Google it.) Boycott the product. Go vegan. Better for the environment, health, animal welfare, and to end this cruel industry. There has to be better ways for people to make a living. The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are amazing. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag involves terrible working conditions for many forced to work in that industry. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
And here, 3 years later, Steve Womack is still the U.S. Congressman from that district. Talk about voting against ur own best interest.
Yep - voted 62% for Trump as well. Of course, they've got Tyson and Walmart HQ down there, so we know who's controlling the voting. Any small businesses down that way are screwed.
This is an important point, but you gotta realize how many obstacles the chicken companies would put in the way of someone running against the chicken companies there...
Chickenfucker Dave Joyce is still in office in my district as well. I supported his opponent.
Voting for more regularegulation isnt voting against our own interest.
@@TheOrangeneck More govgovernment reguregulation = more obstacles.
if the president can simply watch john oliver's videos and solve half of them, america would be 1000 times better
Astroxy you can't just fix everything with one swoop
Exactly! I'm not from America but it would be lots of times better if next president watched these videos
That's not how America works. Members of Congress would have to see it, and vote on it. A large number of them are funded by these companies, so they wouldn't care if they saw this. The next U.S president is already establishing that the country will be run by the same sorts of people who are in the pockets of corporations. In other words, only voters seeing this would count.
Unless we start killing corrupt politicians and their families Freedom is bought with blood, ours or theirs
Somtimes I wished duels were still legal in the US Cowards like Andrew Johnson, Joseph McCartney and Trump would never consider going to office because they are greedy inhuman monsters who only care about themselves Ironic that Christians fear death more than Athiests
IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO REVISIT THE ISSUES EXPOSED BY YOUR SHOWS TO SEE IF THERE'S BEEN AN IMPROVEMENT SINCE AIRING
Marcy Kaptur always out there fighting. Toledo represent
John Oliver is so extremely talented and amazing. FERTILIZE MY EGGS NOW YOU PERFECT MAN!
Too bad Tyson has ownership of your eggs
3vynjh If you're not careful he'll take your ear too.
Socialist Sociopath You're thinking of a different Tyson
DreamcastGuy i feel as though you based that statement on the assumpton that he is the only one responsible for his show and its content
DreamcastGuy Hey dude, you have an awesome channel.
That's it. I'm switching to Soylent Green.
+Terrence Brann Pffft. I'll bet it still taste like chicken ;)
+Terrence Brann Soylent Green is armadillo
+Terrence Brann *Eats his Chicken* Have fun....
SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!!!
WE HAVE TO TELL THEM
Once again, I just stumbled upon another excellent episode of LWT. Wow🙌🏽
"You had your chance, you didn't get on board!"
Animals that are meant to be eaten should be treated with respect. Not housed in shitty conditions before the slaughter.
+Matt Williams Ever since this video first came out, I've been royally annoyed by all of the comments on it going on about the chickens and whining that the farmers are evil and deserve what they've gotten. However, this is a statement I can get behind.
You save a chicken, you put a farmer a few dollars poorer, and get his farm gone to a spiral screw. Well, chicken are friends, while the poor contract farmer isn't.
You and I can do something about this issue. Boycott meat dairy and eggs. Go vegan. Better for the environment, health, animal welfare, and to end this cruel industry. There has to be better ways for people to make a living.
The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are amazing. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag involves terrible working conditions for many forced to work in that industry. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
@@someguy2135 Damn this all sounds great and I totally agree with what you're saying....But isn't going vegan a bit extreme?
I like that this episode has some clear cut naming and shaming of the people at fault, hopefully that will make a difference in the upcoming decision.
People who buy chickens create the demand. You and I can do something about this issue. Go vegan. Better for the environment, health, animal welfare, and to end this cruel industry. There has to be better ways for people to make a living.
The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are amazing. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag involves terrible working conditions for many forced to work in that industry. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
Sean Connery's Scene will forever the greatest Diss On Film for me. ❤
You fucking stand PROUD by that Hengarry Hen Ross joke.
The National Chicken Council responded on their website to this video, claiming it gives a ''one-sided view''. Their main argument includes the ''fact'' that a University of Delaware survey concluded that 73 percent of the poultry farmers were satisfied with contracting business overall. While a system, wherein every three on four farmers benefit, at the costs of the fourth farmer seems not a good system, the survey they mentioned, seems to be published in 1998. 'Yes, National Chickin Council, a survey done 17 years ago perfectly represents the satisfaction of current farmers'. -_-
Nicolas Poolen Not to mention the whole "complainers are punished" bit means that those numbers were probably a misrepresentation of farmer satisfaction anyway.
There is something you and I could do. Boycott the product. Go vegan. Better for the environment, health, animal welfare, and to end this cruel industry. There has to be better ways for people to make a living. The benefits of switching to a purely plant based diet are amazing. 1-Your own health (vegans are less likely to get several deadly chronic diseases) 2-Helping to end animal agriculture would reduce the chance of another pandemic & other zoonotic diseases 3-Helping to end animal ag would reduce the chance of the development of an antibiotic resistant pathogen. 4-Animal ag wastes a huge amount of fresh water 5-Animal ag is a major cause of water pollution 6-Animal ag is a major cause of deforestation 7-Animal ag involves terrible working conditions for many forced to work in that industry. 8-Animal ag is a major cause of the loss of habitat and biodiversity 9-Animal welfare, obviously 10- It is the single most effective way for each of us to fight climate change and environmental degradation. 11- Longer lifespan. 12- Healthier weight (vegans were the only dietary group in the Adventist Studies that had an average BMI in the recommended range.) Links for some of these are at my channel under "About."
Bravo!! Thank you for standing up for the little guys Mr. Oliver. 🏁🏁🏁
Shawn Smith WE THE PEOPLE are not "little guys". Our "enemies" are only enemies because they/we forgot, the only leg they think they stand on is as an elected "official".
I know this is off topic, but thank you John Oliver team for 1. not putting ads in your videos, 2. allowing us to comment freely in the comment section, and 3. for researching the most boring subjects in the world and making htem interesting
Marcy kupter's name was also in the list at the end, 😂😂😂 dude correct
Farmers are screwed over generally everywhere. Monsanto and the Genetic crops and patent literally hold every farmer hostage (which i'd love to see John do a story on). Farmers are forced into one sided contracts. I think a contract that can be terminated or adjusted by one party without valid reason is ridiculous.
A contract can't be terminated or adjusted by just one party. It's against the law. The problem is that the contracts they agree to are not ultimately in their best interest.
One can't be. If they are one-sided, then they can't be legally binding in any way.
I wish they would post relevant links in the description so we could track the progress on that and find out what happened. I need closure damn it! (I'll try to find out, if I do I'll link it)
+Joshua V 100% agree. it would also help if they talked about businesses who discuss that they dont have involvement in these fraudulent practices so that we can support them
+Joshua V Here you go buddy John Oliver 1, Big Chicken 0? www.opensecrets.org/news/2015/07/john-oliver-1-big-chicken-0/
+ybtutube that made me so happy, thank you
+ybtutube that's amazing
seeing this made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. John Oliver 100, Bad guys 0!!!
Always enjoy his perspective
Not me eating Tyson nuggets while watching this 💀
wow shit like this is sickening, sad thing is this shit is still probably going on.
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But how many of us (consumers) are going to stop buying from these companies? Farmers are some of the most hard working people who make it possible for most humans to survive, and with there being so many middlemen and different companies between the farmers and the final sale to the consumer, it's sad that the originator of the product sold gets the lowest cut.
Erin The Tank big business and corporate greed is just sick, you make great points, and it sucks because i wish i could do something about things like this.. people need to help each other to survive and flourish, imagine what we can do if we work together. People make me sick sometimes.
On the flip-side John Oliver's segment finally managed to get the bill passed through the House without the GIPSA rider...so now it's looking like those Farmers might just get the protection they need.
Actually, I heard something positive happened
Idk about you guys but I'm calling my representative and saying "if you don't want me standing outside your office with 100 of my friends all chanting chicken-fuck than I suggest you let this amendment pass"
Might even dress up my wife as a chicken and do an impromptu visual rendering.
thats one way to make it work
That Sean Connery line leaves me in stitches every time I’ve seen this episode.
john rejecting the crowds applause after the fact on his joke is one of the funniest things i’ve seen on this show
Could the chicken farmers unionize?
Most chicken farms are in conservative states.
Drellistenstomusic I suppose at the very least, they could all band together to undermine the system by pooling all the money they get collectively and splitting it evenly. Until the corporations ditch them all and find new people to lie to.
m0L3ify that sounds like a great idea.
m0L3ify Except the media would label them as communists, and these are the most American of Americans.
Drellistenstomusic Maybe. But they sign contracts. Usually contractors don't have the same rights as employees. If the contract states that you can not let the chicken get sunlight then I am pretty sure there is a clause in there to prevent unionization. I would definitely support them unionizing.
Is it just me or does the 'Aye/Nah' system seem OBVIOUSLY inept? Seriously, determining a vote by volume? You could hand someone a megaphone and their side would always win, leaving out the fact that the head of the vote could just decide to go temporarily deaf for a moment and give it to whoever they (or more likely, their lobbyist 'friends') want.
what are you talking about
Under Mason’s rules, which are used in Congress, any single member of the body may immediately request a record vote following a voice vote. It’s generally not done because everyone knows what the outcome of the vote will be before it happens.
dude. just cause they say aye/nay and the head guy says that one said seems to have it doesn't mean there inst a real counted vote. do some research, maybe some common sense before you assume its a big conspiracy.
I live in Oklahoma just to the west of Arkansas where many children farmers raise chickens. It’s truly nasty to go through many of the areas especially in the summer.
"Womack! Why am I not surprised you piece of shit" Damn that does actually help😂😂😂
You're a true (British) American Hero, John Oliver.
College tomorrow at 8am, let me just watch john oliver at 2:30
16:00 came here in honor of Sean Connery. RIP
*me in the corner silently eating my fried chicken*
I know this makes me a horrible person, but when that farmer said "the struggle has been very real" I died
Same
Great, now zombies are writing in the KZhead comment section.
bertohead "I died" as in I laughed a lot, soz for confusion.
Nick Jupp I got ya. Just being a smart ass. I'm a dad, I feel it's my obligation to tell a bad joke when the opportunity presents itself.
don't worry that was a top tier dad joke
"Chickens are like reality stars: the happier they are, the less money they're worth." I love John Oliver so much
"EAT IT! EAT THIS WAGON OF MYSTERY CHICKENS!"
John : Chickens Me and the crowd: hahahaha that's so funny