EU may scrap animal welfare plan over fears it will drive up food costs
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By James Crisp
The European Union may scrap plans for stricter animal welfare and environmental protections because the rules could drive up food costs.
Brussels had promised to stop practices such as the killing of day-old chicks, the sale and production of fur, and the use of cages for livestock.
According to the Financial Times (FT), the European Commission has now dropped the plans and a law de...
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