questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that checks on the welfare of chicks for exportation are undertaken (a) before they leave the UK and (b) at the point of arrival in the importing country.
answerText: Day old chicks are transported in highly controlled conditions, designed specifically to protect their welfare on long journeys. Checks are not routinely carried out on chicks being exported. It is the responsibility of the transporter to ensure that thei...
heading: Birds: Exports