$1.85 million verdict against rental car company
March 22, 2018
In this week’s article, we examine the case of State of Arizona, ex rel Mark Brnovich v. Dennis Saban et al, Case No: CV2014-005556 JCC (Ariz. Super. (2/14/2018)). As noted in a press release (azag.gov/oress-release (2/14/2018)) “Attorney General Mark Brnovich is proud to announce a $1.85 million verdict in a consumer fraud lawsuit filed against Dennis N. Saban and his companies, Phoenix Car Rental and Saban’s Rent-A-Car. After a 5-week trial, a judge found Saban and his car rental companies must pay $1.85 million for violating Arizona Consumer Fraud Act. Of the $1.85 million, nearly $1 million will go to consumers who were charged unlawful fees during car rental transactions from 2009 to 2016. This is one of the largest consumer fraud trial verdicts the Arizona Attorney General’s Office has ever obtained…In 2014, the Attorney General’s Office filed a consumer fraud lawsuit against Saban and his car rental
Germany has passed legislation that makes the culling of male chicks in the meat industry illegal from January 1, 2022. This makes Germany the first country to ban the mass slaughter of chicks by law.
The meat industry utilizes the products of chickens in two key approaches. One is to raise boiler chickens, females that will gain weight quickly and therefore are considered economically valuable for their meat. The others are egg layers, bred to churn out as many eggs as they can before being recategorized as soup chickens. It’s a system that calls for a lot of females with males only serving the purpose of fertilizing eggs. As such, male chickens are routinely culled shortly after hatching as they aren’t considered an economically viable choice.
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A world first in agricultural policy This is unfortunately in practice everywhere in the world. But I do not consider this to be ethically acceptable, said Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner, who proposed the bill. Therefore, we will be the first country to ban chick culling by law, she said in a speech marking the start of Germany s International Green Week.
At a later phase in the transition, from early 2024, only methods used much earlier in the incubation process will be allowed, aiming to ensure that the embryos feel no pain.
In Germany alone, about 45 million male chicks are killed each year in a practice that animal welfare advocates call chick shredding. The chicks are culled shortly after hatching because they cannot lay eggs and are not suitable for meat production, meaning that raising them would not be economically viable.