Ministers abandon plan to scrap farm animal welfare codes
by Rowena Mason Political correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#19QAN)
Defra confirms U-turn after outcry over move to repeal legislation and put industry in charge of guidance on chicken farming
Ministers have backed down on plans to repeal farm animal welfare codes, abandoning their move to put the poultry industry in charge of the guidance on chickens that was scheduled to come into force this month.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs released a statement confirming the U-turn, saying the decision was taken "in light of views raised".
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