Really Really Fresh Chicken

We were filling a food order for a needy family so we went to the local chicken shop.

The owner opened the cage, pulled out a chicken and stuffed it into a blue laundry basket.  Then he got three more and stuffed them in the basket too.  Next he weighed the chickens.  After we paid our money he carefully lifted them out of the basket, took a very sharp knife and slit the throat of each one.  Immediately the chicken went limp--it was dead.  He was very careful and respectful of the chickens.  They were really quite calm.  It's almost like they knew their destiny in life was to be dinner for a hungry family.

We left as he was dipping the chickens into a vat of boiling water.  When we came back later the chickens were plucked, dressed and bagged.