Petition · past parliament
Stop the brutal murder of all male chicks
Rejected
15 signatures
What the petition asks
I would like the government to force the egg industry to invest in alternatives dispose of the requirement of male chick culling to avoid the pain and suffering chicks face with current killing methods.
Technologies like hormone level analysis of egg fluid should be used instead.
Technologies like hormone level analysis of egg fluid should be used instead.
Every year, the egg industry kills about 4-6 billion male chicks simply because they're, in fact, male. Male chicks will never age to get eggs and that they don’t grow fast enough to lift them for meat (virtually all the chicken meat we eat comes from female birds).
scientists in Germany have discovered an answer that stands to end that practice. a patented test that’s appropriately called “Seleggt,” the sex of a chick will be determined before it ever hatches.
scientists in Germany have discovered an answer that stands to end that practice. a patented test that’s appropriately called “Seleggt,” the sex of a chick will be determined before it ever hatches.
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 calling for a similar action: Ban the culling of male chicks
Timeline
| 22 Mar 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Mar 2021 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
15
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Mar 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.