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Hon. Thushara Indunil Amarasena,— To ask the Minister of Rural Economic Affairs,—
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) whether he is aware of the fact that a new method called the “battery cage” is adopted to rear chickens by some farm owners who engage in the poultry industry at present;
(ii) whether he admits that chickens are subjected to severe cruelty under this method;
(iii) whether steps will be taken to ban the aforementioned method;
(iv) since using the aforementioned method results in an excessive supply of eggs to the market, whether he admits that there is a risk of a price drop in eggs; and
(v) if so, of the steps that will be taken by the Ministry to protect local egg producers and uplift their living conditions?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2017-11-15
Asked by
Hon. Thushara Indunil Amarasena, M.P.
Ministry
Rural Economic Afffairs
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Inhuman treatment in poultry farms
Answered Date
2017-11-15
Answered by
Hon. Ameer Ali Shihabdeen, M.P.
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