Agriculture ministers divided over possible EU regulation on chick killing
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Published Jul 28, 2021
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In the EU Agriculture Council, Germany and France have proposed that the killing of male laying chicks be banned across Europe. In the course of the upcoming revision of the EU animal welfare legislation, the Commission could promptly initiate the necessary impact assessment, according to the application. In Germany and France, the practices are already prohibited by law from 2022. The German-French initiative is supported by Spain, Ireland, Austria, Portugal, and Luxembourg. However, several Member States disagree. The head of the Polish delegation emphasized, for example, that animal welfare issues when killing chicks have to be reconciled with profitability. Bulgaria and Romania also insisted on assessing the cost of the techniques before legislating. Denmark's Agriculture Minister Rasmus Prehn was also reluctant.
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In the EU Agriculture Council, Germany and France have proposed that the killing of male laying chicks be banned across Europe. In the course of the upcoming revision of the EU animal welfare legislation, the Commission could promptly initiate the necessary impact assessment, according to the application. In Germany and France, the practices are already prohibited by law from 2022. The German-French initiative is supported by Spain, Ireland, Austria, Portugal and Luxembourg. However, several Member States disagree. The head of the Polish delegation emphasized, for example, that animal welfare issues when killing chicks have to be reconciled with profitability. Bulgaria and Romania also insisted on assessing the cost of the techniques before legislating. Denmark's Agriculture Minister Rasmus Prehn was also reluctant. In his opinion, the early detection of the chick sex is not yet mature enough, especially in large units. The Czech Republic warned that a ban on the killing of chicks ...
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