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38   Chick culling laws Male baby chicks are commonly killed in laying hens hatcheries all around the world, as they provide no value for the egg production industry. Only a minority of country has laws to ban this practice. This dataset is a compilation of evidence (from official institutions and in some cases from the news) of chick culling taking place in a country, and, in some cases, of existing laws banning it.   Various sources Evidence of laws banning chick culling, and evidence of chick culling being practiced without any ban, has been gathered from various sources for different countries. Some of those sources were extracted from [a report by the European Institute for Animal Law & Policy](https://animallaweurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Animal-Law-Europe-%E2%80%93-Chick-Killing-Report-2023.pdf): "Chick and Duckling Killing: Achieving an EU-Wide Prohibition" (White paper, January 2023) by Alice Di Concetto, Olivier Morice, Matthias Corion, Simão Santos. - Austria: Banned. Source: [Section 6(2), Animal Welfare Act.](https://www.ris.bka.gv.at/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&Gesetzesnummer=20003541) Date effective: 2022-07-18. The prohibition was adopted in July 2022 through a law amending the Animal Welfare Act. Scope excludes male chicks used as feed in zoos or for birds of prey. Destruction of non-hatched is allowed up until 14 day of incubation. - France: Banned. Source: [R 214-17 of the Rural Code.](https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/codes/article_lc/LEGIARTI000028969470) Date effective: 2022-12-31. The prohibition was adopted on January 2022 through a regulation. In ovo sexing technologies benefit from a five-year nonobsolescence clause. Male chicks for animal food production benefit from an exemption. Destruction of non-hatched is allowed up until 15 day of incubation. - Germany: Banned. Source: [Section 3 (4c), Animal Welfare Act.](https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/tierschg/BJNR012770972.html) Date effective: 2022-01-01. The prohibition was adopted on January 2022, through a regulation which prohibits the culling of one-day old chicks by 2022, and the culling of fertilized eggs passed the 6th day of incubation. Note: No derogation. - Italy: Banned but not yet effective. Source: [Article 18, European Delegation Law (22G00136).](https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:2022-08-04;127) Date effective: 2026-12-31. The law prohibits the selective killing of male chicks by December 31st, 2026 and provides exemptions for animal protection purposes only. A decree will later specify the ways in which the law should be implemented. The law does not provide a rule regarding the destruction of non-hatched eggs nor exemptions, other than exemptions for animal health and protection purposes. A decree will likely specify these two aspects. - Luxembourg: Banned. Source: [Date effective: 2018-06-18. Animal protection law on 6 June 2018, The Luxembourg Government.](https://gouvernement.lu/en/dossiers/2018/tierschutz.html) - Switzerland: Partially banned. Source: [Swissinfo (2019-09-20).](https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/society/animal-protection_-switzerland-bans-shredding-of-male-chicks-/45240798) Grinding chicks was banned in 2019, but gassing is still legal. - Australia: Not banned. Source: [Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) Australia (2021-09-22).](https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/what-happens-with-male-chicks-in-the-egg-industry/) - Canada: Not banned. Source: [Canadian Poultry Magazine (2016-12-19).](https://www.canadianpoultrymag.com/hypereye-a-game-changer-30033/) - New Zealand: Not banned. Source: [Save Animals From Exploitation (SAFE) New Zealand (2023).](https://safe.org.nz/our-work/animals-in-aotearoa/male-chicks/) - United Kingdom: Not banned. Source: [The Humane League (2021-07-29).](https://thehumaneleague.org.uk/article/what-happens-to-male-chicks-in-the-egg-industry) - United States: Not banned. Source: [Vox (2021-04-12).](https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22374193/eggs-chickens-animal-welfare-culling) - Belgium: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Bulgaria: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Croatia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Cyprus: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Czechia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Denmark: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Estonia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Finland: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Greece: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Hungary: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Ireland: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Latvia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Lithuania: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Malta: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Netherlands: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Poland: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Portugal: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Romania: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Slovakia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Slovenia: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Spain: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf) - Sweden: Not banned. Source: [European Parliamentary Research Service (2022-12).](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/ATAG/2022/739246/EPRS_ATA(2022)739246_EN.pdf)       https://animallaweurope.com/news/   2023-09-01 2023-09-01  

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