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Hens Saved from Execution on Stage Tue Oct 29,12:21 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - Two hens escaped public execution during performance of a play when animal lovers stormed the stage, a spokeswoman for an animal shelter in the south German town of Wuerzburg said on Tuesday. The fowl were due to be killed as part of a performance of 'The Slaughter of Two Chickens' by German playwright Alf Poss, but animal welfare activists struck before any feathers flew. 'It was our duty to rescue the hens and ensure their welfare,' a spokeswoman for the animal shelter said. Theater director Wolfgang Schulz defended his production, saying it was meant as a comment on Third World hunger. 'In the end, it's all about the tension,' Schulz said. The play required the slaughter of two chickens per performance -- a total of 48 for the play's season. Killing chickens without a license carries a penalty of up to three years imprisonment or a fine for cruelty to animals, Wuerzburg prosecutor Clemens Lueckemann said.
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