Ban culling of male chicks and ducklings in the UK

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

We are told that male chick (and duckling) culling is a necessary evil, that there is no other option. This is not the case anymore. New technology such as in-egg sexing has allowed Germany, Switzerland, and France to take steps to ban this inhumane process. Why is the UK falling behind?

Every year in the UK, over 40 million chicks are macerated (ground to death), asphyxiated, gassed, etc, for the simple reason that they offer no profit to agricultural industries. The SELEGGT scheme in Germany shows us that investing in in-egg sexing (spectroscopy) is not only more humane but will save the industry time and money in the long term.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Ban the culling of chicks in the poultry industry

Timeline

6 Jul 2020	Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17

Status Rejected

Rejected 14 Sep 2020

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