Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England

September 2, 2026 · 2:29 pm 1 sources

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• Mass breeding of game birds without welfare checks may be curtailed in England
  The Guardian · September 2, 2026 14:29
  Campaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickens The government is considering a crackdown on pheasant shooting in England as part of a consultation on strict new animal welfare laws that would affect shoot organisers. Ministers are…