Posted by Janet Tweedy on December 13, 2011, 9:39 am
According to Amateur gardener this week battery hens must be abolished
by January and the British hen Welfare Trust thinks that nearly 300,000
will be killed as they won't be able to find homes for them..
Anyone interested in adopting some of the hens can call BHWT on 01769
580310 or email info@bhwt.org.uk or you can go to www.bhwt.org.uk
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Posted by Judith in France on December 13, 2011, 9:42 am
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> According to Amateur gardener this week battery hens must be abolished
> by January and the British hen Welfare Trust thinks that nearly 300,000
> will be killed as they won't be able to find homes for them..
> Anyone interested in adopting some of the hens can call BHWT on 01769
> 580310 or email i...@bhwt.org.uk or you can go towww.bhwt.org.uk
> --
> Janet Tweedy
> Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
Janet, does this apply in the EU? So if they don't have battery, I
suppose they will go on to barn chickens? Almost as bad in my opinion
as they don't have room to turn around.
Posted by Judith in France on December 13, 2011, 9:43 am
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wrote:
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> > According to Amateur gardener this week battery hens must be abolished
> > by January and the British hen Welfare Trust thinks that nearly 300,000
> > will be killed as they won't be able to find homes for them..
> > Anyone interested in adopting some of the hens can call BHWT on 01769
> > 580310 or email i...@bhwt.org.uk or you can go towww.bhwt.org.uk
> > --
> > Janet Tweedy
> > Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
> Janet, does this apply in the EU? So if they don't have battery, I
> suppose they will go on to barn chickens? Almost as bad in my opinion
> as they don't have room to turn around.
Sorry just noticed the EU in your header.
Posted by Martin on December 13, 2011, 6:54 pm
On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:38:06 +0000, Janet Tweedy
>In article
>>Janet, does this apply in the EU? So if they don't have battery, I
>>suppose they will go on to barn chickens? Almost as bad in my opinion
>>as they don't have room to turn around.
>Don't know Judith but if an EU directive I am assuming it will be?
>However which country complies and which ignores it is anyone's guess.
Maybe it is best to read the directive first? It's only months since
Country File told us that UK battery farms complied and that the evil
Dutch battery farms didn't.
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Martin
Posted by Janet on December 13, 2011, 10:09 am
jan@lancedal.demon.co.uk says...
>
> According to Amateur gardener this week battery hens must be abolished
> by January and the British hen Welfare Trust thinks that nearly 300,000
> will be killed as they won't be able to find homes for them..
That is nothing new, premature death has always been the inevitable fate
of battery hens as soon as their egg production rate falls off...usually
less than a year after they started laying.
The UK will continue commercial egg production from hens that spend
their entire short life in cages; just very slightly larger cages than the
previous "battery" ones.
Janet.
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> by January and the British hen Welfare Trust thinks that nearly 300,000
> will be killed as they won't be able to find homes for them..
> Anyone interested in adopting some of the hens can call BHWT on 01769
> 580310 or email i...@bhwt.org.uk or you can go towww.bhwt.org.uk
> --
> Janet Tweedy
> Dalmatian Telegraphhttp://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk