News Summary

• In the u.s., female chicks are allowed to grow into egg-laying hens, but male chicks are killed en masse.
• The standard practice now is to use machines called macerators with rotating blades.
• Germany banned chick culling back in 2022, even before commercially viable in-ovo sexing machines existed.
• The Humane League says there’s a long way to go from regulation and consumer acceptance for this technology to consumer acceptance of this major step forward in animal welfare.