Coughlan urged to back EU directive on chicken welfare
Animal welfare campaigners are calling on the Minister for Agriculture to ensure the EU issues a directive aimed at improving the welfare of broiler chickens.
The European Agriculture Council is meeting in Luxembourg today to decide on minimum rules for the protection of chickens.
Compassion in World Farming is urging Mary Coughlan to ensure that a strong directive is issued to protect chickens reared in intensive production facilities across the continent.
