UK government faces court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’
by Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent from on (#63WK9)
Hearing granted for Humane League, which says use of fast-growing chickens breaches welfare rules
An animal welfare charity has been granted a court hearing to challenge the government over the legality in England of fast-growing broiler chickens.
The UK's first animal law firm, Advocates For Animals, has brought the case on behalf of the Humane League UK regarding so-called Frankenchickens", which can suffer from a wide range of health and welfare problems.
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