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Is improving the welfare of chickens really a topic worthy of parliamentary debate? Does it have a European dimension that justifies devoting 50 minutes of debate to poultry intended for meat production?
These are two questions that begin to answer themselves! True, this is not the first time that the European Parliament has expressed its opinion on subjects unrelated to the concerns of the citizens. Even so, I do not think there is any benefit for the European Parliament in adopting the slogan 'a meddling Europe'; on the contrary, I am convinced that there is every benefit in calling a halt to the regulatory frenzy.
This is particularly true in cases, like Mr Berman's report, when the pernickety rules proposed are utterly absurd: battery-reared chickens will have two health inspections a day, access to dry litter, and an ambient temperature no more than three degrees higher than that experienced by their alter egos living in the great outdoors! Those are just a few examples among many equally grotesque proposals.
In conclusion, Europe has nothing to gain from this kind of legislation. In fact, it runs the risk of getting its feathers torn out!"@en1
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