Victorian Greens: Poultry industry standards [Sue Pennicuik 24/8/18]

Victorian Greens

Poultry industry standards [Sue Pennicuik 24/8/18]

The Farmed Bird Welfare Science Review (University of Bristol) presented overwhelming evidence in terms of the mental, behavioural and physical problems caused by housing hens in battery cages and shone light on other practices such as forced moulting.
In Feb 2018, the Minister for Agriculture indicated that this report would inform the government’s position on what future poultry industry standards should be.
Sue asked the Minister for an update on the progress with regard to developing a Victorian government position.

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