Quash the Squash
Hi Andy,
I’m writing on behalf of the RSPCA, raising awareness of its urgent campaign to protect the welfare of UK meat chickens. I thought this topic may be of interest to you and your readers at http://thefoodielist.co.uk, so I was wondering if you would be so kind as to cover this campaign in a blog post?
Right now, the government is considering new EU legislation that may increase the number of chickens allowed in rearing sheds. Even at current minimum standards, each bird is given less space than a sheet of A4. It’s hard to walk or even flap their wings. But this legislation would allow yet more birds to be squashed in, cutting that space by almost a quarter.
We desperately need your readers to join us in urging Jim Fitzpatrick, Minister for Animal Welfare, to make the right choice for UK chickens and quash the squash, by sending an email via our campaign website at http://bit.ly/quash. Mr Fitzpatrick’s decision is imminent and we want 15,000 letters to be sent before he makes his decision.
We also have created a short film called Irritating Chicken to highlight the plight of broiler (meat) chickens’ if EU legislation on living conditions is brought into force in the UK. The purpose of the stunt was to invade people’s personal space and make them feel what is like being squashed into a chicken shed. The video can be found at http://bit.ly/ichick.
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