Every year 6.5 billion male chicks are culled worldwide. Hatched into the egg production sector, they have no value because the unsuitability of layer breeds for meat production makes them unviable. In the UK, gas killing or instantaneous mechanical destruction (IMD) are classed as acceptable and humane methods of male chick destruction under sector regulations. […]
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