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World s first chick protection law could still see millions killed abroad
A German draft law that would end the slaughter of millions of male chicks has been hailed as a world first. Others say it just shifts responsibility elsewhere.
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Photo: imago images/Jochen EckelSafe from the shredder - at least in Germany.
Berlin - Around 40 million male chicks from breeds of chickens reared for laying eggs are killed in German hatcheries every year because the food industry has no use for them. On Wednesday, the German government approved a draft law that would seek to abolish the practice.