P-06-1202 Ban the killing of day old chicks in Wales

This petition was submitted David Grimsell, having collected 413 signatures online and 731 on paper, for a total of 1,144 signatures.

Text of Petition:

To produce laying hens only female chicks are needed. Male chicks are killed shortly after hatching. The chicks are killed by gassing or maceration. Gassing is likely to be highly aversive, while maceration is brutal. Technology exists by which the sex of an egg can be determined, so male eggs can be prevented from hatching. France and Germany will ban the killing of male chicks by 2021 and 2022 respectively. Wales should now ban this practice too and provide a lead to the rest of the UK.

Senedd Constituency and Region

· Ceredigion

· Mid and West Wales