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Poultry sector and retailers defend standards after Packham swipe

Poultry sector chiefs have defended the high health and welfare standards on British farms after activist and TV presenter Chris Packham launched a petition calling on retailers to ’stop selling suffering’.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
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Poultry sector and retailers defend standards after Packham swipe

Poultry sector chiefs have defended the high health and welfare standards on British farms after activist and TV presenter Chris Packham launched a petition calling on retailers to 'stop selling suffering'...

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