© Reuters. A chicken farm in Ewijk.
Billions of Law Transgressions in Meat Industry Every Year
In 2013, animal breeders have transgressed laws at least 2.7 billion times. This was stated by two animal protection organizations. They gave many examples about chickens, calves, turkeys and pigs. According to Director Hans Baaij of the two organizations, 33 Dutch articles of law and European guidelines are transgressed in animal breeding regularly.