A farmer lobby group says the phase-out of battery caged eggs will have a huge impact on food security in Australia.
The Independent Poultry Welfare Panel has also recommended better welfare standards for meat chickens
"Victorian egg farmers support improved animal welfare standards, however the focus has become on particular enterprise systems, disregarding science-based assessments of welfare in favour of opinion. The Independent Poultry Welfare Panel commissioned by Commonwealth, state and territory agriculture ministers in 2019 has also recommended updating poultry welfare standards for meat chickens.
The Independent Poultry Welfare Panel has completed its work on developing new Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Poultry.Rochelle Flood from World Animal Protection said the standards were a "positive first step towards phasing out a cruel and barbaric practice".
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