In 2016, the German parliament voted against a Green Party bill calling for a ban on the killing of chicks as lawmakers decided the economy would suffer if industrial hatcheries simply packed up and ...

FILE - In this March 17, 2015 file photo, ground kept chicken are pictured at a farmer in Breckerfeld, Germany. The German government plans to ban the practice of killing male chicks after they hatch, ...

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BERLIN – The German government plans to ban the practice of killing male chicks after they hatch, which results in the death of around 45 million birds per year in the country. The Cabinet on ...