Questions put to RSPCA over perching row

Free-range egg farmers have said that hens’ right to freedom from pain will be undermined if the RSPCA presses ahead with plans to require farmers to install extensive perching provision on poultry units. The British Free Range Egg Producers Association says there is uproar amongst its members about a new requirement to retrospectively fit 8cm/bird of perching space on flat deck systems. Farmers have decried the cost, at a time many are considering expensive veranda installations; health and