#Act4 FarmAnimals A new bill would postpone a ban ending the culling of male chicks in Germany until 2022. Critics say Berlin failed to seek an EU-wide stop to the practice, leaving Polish and Dutch egg imports unchecked. Germany to delay ban on systematic culling of male chicks to the end of 2021 11 September 2020 Deutscher Tierschutzbund
While 45 million male chicks can continue to be killed in German egg and poultry industries for now, a new court ruling opens exciting opportunities for expanding and enforcing animal welfare standards. German Court:Economic grounds not acceptable for causing pain to vertebrates 14 June 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals A German court has ruled that the poultry industry practice of killing unwanted chicks is still lawful, until an alternative can be found. German court rules mass-killing of male chicks legal 13 June 2019