I entirely support your cause, while is there any similar regulation to avoid the importation of Frankenchicken meat? In animal welfare, for me the most important policy is to support protectionism in the meat/dairy/eggs markets. Animal welfare activist and farmers have a common enemy: imports.
While regulation would be best,[1] commitments still make a case like this incredibly useful. The Humane League and the Better Chicken Commitment have been working on getting corporations to commit to use better breeds. It might be easier to (1) commit to using better breeds and (2) actually follow through with that commitment[2] if all UK producers have to switch to better breeds.
You’re certainly right that imports are a problem. As they are the most widely used breed globally, the vast majority of imported chicken meat to the UK will be from Frankenchickens. So there are unfortunately no regulations about importing Frankenchickens currently.
I entirely support your cause, while is there any similar regulation to avoid the importation of Frankenchicken meat? In animal welfare, for me the most important policy is to support protectionism in the meat/dairy/eggs markets. Animal welfare activist and farmers have a common enemy: imports.
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/L6wdRBCh3izCD244t/farmers-in-the-animalist-coalition
While regulation would be best,[1] commitments still make a case like this incredibly useful. The Humane League and the Better Chicken Commitment have been working on getting corporations to commit to use better breeds. It might be easier to (1) commit to using better breeds and (2) actually follow through with that commitment[2] if all UK producers have to switch to better breeds.
See API’s work on that here
See Lewis Bollard’s remarks on that here
You’re certainly right that imports are a problem. As they are the most widely used breed globally, the vast majority of imported chicken meat to the UK will be from Frankenchickens. So there are unfortunately no regulations about importing Frankenchickens currently.