Petition · past parliament
Make egg manufacturers legally obliged to display a method of male chick culling
Closed
892 signatures
What the petition asks
UK legislation should provide an enforceable law that every egg pack produced in an egg factory must have a clearly visible and well readable statement what killing methods of male chicks are used in the given egg factory, for example:
"Method of male chick culling: Suffocation"
"Method of male chick culling: Suffocation"
Chick culling is a common method of a male chick disposal as males don't lay eggs and are therefore unnecessary waste generating no financial or other profit for the egg industry.
It is morally unacceptable that egg manufacturers can accompany their products with images of happy hens whilst not revealing the information about this inhumane cruelty happening on a huge scale in their factory premises on a daily basis. That is effectively deceiving the consumers by a false advertisement.
It is morally unacceptable that egg manufacturers can accompany their products with images of happy hens whilst not revealing the information about this inhumane cruelty happening on a huge scale in their factory premises on a daily basis. That is effectively deceiving the consumers by a false advertisement.
Timeline
| 16 Sep 2016 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 16 Mar 2017 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
892
Status
Closed
Opened
16 Sep 2016
Closed
16 Mar 2017
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.