Friday, June 14, 2019

German court rules mass killing of male chicks legal

This month, the Federal Administrative Court in Germany ruled to uphold the common practice of killing male chicks considered in efficient for meat production. The ruling is meant to be temporary, until an alternative and scalable solution is available, despite outcry by animal rights advocates. The hearing is in response to a ban of the practice from 2013 within a state in Germany. Following the ban, two major hatcheries challenged the decision, claiming that the practice was necessary for food...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/german-court-rules-mass-killing-of-male-chicks-legal
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