Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52222
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025
Question
Sammy Wilson
Democratic Unionist Party — East Antrim
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to introduce a ban on male chick culling.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe legislation sets out strict requirements to protect the welfare of animals at the time of killing, including male chicks from the egg production sector. Permitted killing methods for chicks, such as gas stunning and maceration, are based on scientific...
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