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What Are the Consequences of Germany's Ban on Chick Killing?
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What Are the Consequences of Germany's Ban on Chick Killing?

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Germany banned the killing of male chicks in 2022, and egg cartons now boast labels reading "No chick killing." This film follows what actually happened to the roosters that label implies were spared. Because male chicks lay no eggs and produce little meat, German hatcheries find it too costly to raise them domestically, so millions are shipped abroad, many to Poland, where animal welfare activists have documented serious abuse in rearing facilities. The fattened birds are then exported again, often to Ghana, where cheap European poultry undercuts local breeders and guts their livelihoods. Reporters trace the full chain, from a German hatchery through Polish rearing operations to Ghanaian markets, gathering interviews with hatchery operators, activists, and breeders along the way. The investigation's conclusion is blunt: a law designed to stop animal cruelty at home has simply relocated it, and the suffering along with the economic damage now lands on people and animals outside Germany's borders who have no say in German policy.