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Poultry: Animal Welfare

Asked by Iqbal MohamedIndependentDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 7 September 2026UIN 24711

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is her timeline for ending the culling of male chicks in the egg industry.

Answered by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The Government wishes to encourage the egg industry to end the practice of killing day-old chicks but no timeline for the transition has been established.

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