New regulations for battery hens...
| Tue, Jan 31 2012 01:52pm GMT 1 |
Gofarmer
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I recently wrote an article on the new regulations for farming
poultry and battery hens. Its already been seen that these
new regs, although much better for the welfare of battery hens,
have caused a lot of farmers to give up and so there are now
thousands of battery hens facing slaughter or needing new homes. |
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| Tue, Jan 31 2012 08:21pm GMT 2 |
DM Poultry
56 Posts
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Sounds bout right, govement or any aurthoritys just look at the
problem and look for a short term solution and don't realise what
affect it has on the thousands of birds and farmers.
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| Wed, Feb 1 2012 11:24pm GMT 3 |
Lewis
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Sorry to disagree but the farmers have known the
2012 changeover was due for at least 12 years.
The hens are sent to slaughter after 72 weeks of a cage anyway as
they are less productive so thats not a new thing. It is an
improvement for the hens but they've only got an extra 300cm2
which isn't a great deal of space.
There were 14 million battery hens sent to slaughter at the end
of last year to make a change to the new enriched cages.
Luckily some of these were rehomed, many thanks to the BHWT, I
volunteered at a rehoming event and took 5 girls home with me.
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| Fri, Feb 10 2012 05:47pm GMT 4 |
Gofarmer
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True that the directive was approved by MEPS over 10 years ago, but
only just brought into force. Maybe most chicken farmers thought it
would never be enacted?
Wow 14 million hens sent to slaughter - into the food chain?
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| Fri, Feb 10 2012 11:56pm GMT 5 |
Lewis
113 Posts
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I don't think anyone could use that excuse, they all knew it would
have to be stuck to, there was enough in the press + farming press
to remind them 
Some would have gone into the food chain, processed and animal
feeds etc, but being hybrid laying hens there isn't much meat on
them as they're bred to lay eggs, not put on muscle/meat.
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