The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, August 4, 1996                TAG: 9608030006
SECTION: COMMENTARY              PAGE: J4   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   17 lines

FOWL STORAGE

I was saddened to read ``Region may become one of largest poultry ports in the nation'' (Business, July 16) regarding the recent initiative of the Port Authority to prepare Pier 3 at Norfolk International Terminals for a warehouse to store chicken parts.

After learning about the ways in which chickens suffer on factory farms, I became a vegetarian. I find it very disturbing that Norfolk has plans to play a large role in supporting these barbaric practices.

SUSAN E. RAYFIELD

Chesapeake, July 18, 1996 by CNB