France has banned the mass killing of male chickens, but U.S. egg farmers question if there is a better alternative.
France, however, is moving ahead with a national ban on the practice, set to take effect by the end of 2021, CNN reported.
Germany already has taken steps to enact a ban, but a court is allowing it to continue until a method of determining the chick's sex before hatching is feasible, according to AFP. A statement from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals praised France's action, while condemning other aspects of the egg industry as unethical.
The ban will mean"millions of male chicks will be spared the horror of being tossed into mechanical macerators while still alive and ground up," an emailed statement attributed to Mimi Bekhechi said.
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