Germany approves draft law to end mass culling of male chicks
Cabinet passes measure that is expected to outlaw practice from 2022Agence France-Presse in BerlinWed 20 Jan 2021 10.42 ESTLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 10.57 ESTGermany is expected to become the first country to ban mass culling of male chicks in the poultry industry, the government said after approving a draft law ending the controversial practice.The measure passed by the cabinet envisages a ban on mass chick killing from 2022 in “a significant step forward for animal welfare”, the agriculture minister, Julia Klöckner, said in a statement on Wednesday.In many poultry businesses, male...…Cabinet passes measure that is expected to outlaw practice from 2022Agence France-Presse in BerlinWed 20 Jan 2021 10.42 ESTLast modified on Wed 20 Jan 2021 10.57 ESTGermany is expected to become the first country to ban mass culling of male chicks in the poultry industry, the government said after approving a draft law ending the controversial practice.The measure passed by the cabinet envisages a ban on mass chick killing from 2022 in “a significant step forward for animal welfare”, the agriculture minister, Julia Klöckner, said in a statement on Wednesday.In many poultry businesses, male...WW…
