22/03/2016
Craddock Farms defeated in major victory for caged chickens

Animal rights group Stop Craddock Farms are celebrating a major victory for caged chickens.

Yesterday the Environment Court released its decision to decline consent for cage egg producer Craddock Farms to build a mega colony cage chicken farm in Patumahoe, South Auckland.

The case was heard late last year at the Environment Court after Auckland City Council had declined consent and Craddock Farms appealed.

“The proposed colony cage chicken farm would’ve been one of the biggest of its kind in our country, confining 310,000 hens to cruel cages that contravene the Animal Welfare Act,” said Deirdre Sims spokesperson for Stop Craddock Farms.

“We’ve campaigned tirelessly for the last two years to stop Craddock Farms building a giant caged hen hell hole that would’ve entrenched colony cages as the future of egg production in New Zealand.

“We’re celebrating this massive victory for the 310,000 chickens that no longer have to be confined in Craddocks’ cruel cages, for the community of Patumahoe who didn't ant the factory farm and for all caged chickens across New Zealand because this is a massive blow to the egg industry.

“We want to see the Government ban all cages for chickens and we know this victory will go a very long way towards achieving that goal,” says Ms. Sims.

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