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Poultry sector welcomes high court dismissal of appeal on 'fast-growing chickens'

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by the Humane League on claims the Defra Secretary was acting ‘unlawfully’ in allowing so-called ‘fast-growing chickens’

Alex Black
clock • 3 min read
Poultry sector welcomes high court dismissal of appeal on 'fast-growing chickens'

The High Court has dismissed an appeal by activist group, The Humane League, following its previous dismissal of the group's claims that the Defra Secretary of State was acting unlawfully in allowing so-called...

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