{"id":127354,"date":"2025-05-02T08:31:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:31:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/found-chickens-with-sore-bodies-little-feather-and-open-wounds-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T08:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T08:31:08","slug":"found-chickens-with-sore-bodies-little-feather-and-open-wounds-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/found-chickens-with-sore-bodies-little-feather-and-open-wounds-news-norway-overview-of-news-from-different-parts-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Found chickens with sore bodies, little feather and open wounds – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The case summarized the animal welfare organization networks for animal freedom has revealed what they believe are critical conditions of two egg producers in Eastern Norway. Pictures The shareholders have taken show chickens in cages with small feathers, sore bodies and open wounds. The animal welfare organization should have entered the chicken farms at night via unlocked doors. The organization claims that around 180,000 hens in Norway live under such conditions, and that 60 million eggs are produced each year under such conditions. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority believes the findings indicate grossly habitual and violations of the Animal Welfare Act, and react strongly to the fact that sick animals do not receive help or be killed. The Animal Welfare Organization and the Left Party require an end date for when it should be prohibited with chickens in cages. The Storting recently adopted a new plan for better animal welfare. Here, guidelines are laid for a discontinuation of all cage chicken operations by 2030. Norsk Fj\u00f8rfelag says the industry is preparing for such a liquidation. Network for animal freedom claims that their actions are the only way to show what is going on behind closed doors on Norwegian chicken farms. The summary is made by a Ki service from Openai. The content is quality assured by news’s \u200b\u200bjournalists before publishing. – It is grotesque that thousands of chickens in Norway live in such conditions. That’s what Tor Grobstok says. He is an ethologist, civilian and head of the animal welfare organization networks for animal freedom. Tor Grobstok, head of the Network for Animal Freedom Photo: Network for Animal Freedom This is the same organization that in 2009 revealed critical conditions on fur farms. One night in March this year, activists from the Animal Welfare Organization entered two egg producers in Eastern Norway. They emphasize that they have not broken in, but that the doors were unlocked. What they found describes Grobstok as very appalling. – Chickens were closed inside narrow netting cages where they could barely move. Some cages contained dead, rotting animals. This hen has been dead for a long time, says the animal welfare organization. Photo: Network for animal freedom – other chickens had large, open wounds. This is completely unacceptable. Will not comment on the animal’s freedom claims that around 180,000 hens in this country live under such conditions. – This is how 60 million eggs are produced in Norway every year. Many of the eggs are sold directly from the farmers’ own farm shops. news has been in contact with two of the relevant chicken farmers. One invited news up on its farm. Shortly after, he drew the invitation. He also drew all statements. news has also been in contact with the farmer’s veterinarian, who in consultation with the farmer will also not comment. The other farmer denies that they have been visited by the activists at night. Inspector from the Network for Animal Freedom Documents their findings Photo: Network for animal freedom More chickens without feathers in the same cage Photo: Network for animal freedom A hen with small feather photo: Network for animal freedom More hen with little feather Photo: Network for animal freedom Prompt with chickens in cages It is still allowed with cage chickens in Norway. According to the Norwegian Food Safety Authority, the cages should have waggers and shipowners, as well as a use area of \u200b\u200bat least 675 cm\u00b2 per hen. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority believes it can be challenging to ensure good enough welfare with environmental cages. Is obliged to notify after watching the video from the relevant chicken farms, says the regional director of the Food Safety Authority, Marit Kolle, that the footage shows serious conditions. – It indicates grossly habitual, and it looks like the Animal Welfare Act is broken. Marit Kolle, regional director of the Norwegian Food Safety Authority Photo: The Food Safety Authority Kolle reacts strongly to the fact that sick animals do not receive help or are killed. – Instead, they are exposed to great disorders, and eventually die by themselves. She recalls that everyone is obliged to notify the Norwegian Food Safety Authority or the police on suspicion of animal plagues. It confirms the animal’s freedom network that they have done. A report from the EU’s control body ESA has previously criticized Norway for weak inspections in hen houses. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority says they have sharpened their efforts. – In 2024 we checked 64 farms with laying hens. Three of them had chickens in cages, says Kolle. New animal welfare report adopted just before Easter, the Storting adopted a new plan for better animal welfare – the first in 20 years. Agriculture Minister Nils Kristen Sandtr\u00f8en, tells news in an email that the pictures in the video show unacceptable conditions with the sick and dead animals that should have been taken care of. Nils Kristen Sandtr\u00f8en, Minister of Food and Agriculture, promises to follow up the Animal Welfare Report. Photo: The Storting He says that 4.5 per cent of the laying hens in Norway are kept in cages, the rest is free -range today. The Animal Welfare Report is the guidelines to discontinue production with cage hens by 2030. – Conditions worse than death Left’s Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik believes the Animal Welfare Report is far too vague, and requires action from the government after the findings of the chicken farms. Ingvild Wetrhus Thorsvik in the Left. Photo: Left – Based on these pictures, it looks like the existence of these chickens is worse than death. Now she hopes the Minister of Agriculture sets an end date for a ban on cage chickens. Norwegian poultry team: – The pictures make an impression today there are just over 550 egg producers of commercial size in this country. That is, egg producers with 2000 hens or more. Managing Director of the Norwegian Fj\u00f8rfelag, Ellen-Margrethe Hovland, says the industry is getting ready for the liquidation of cage hens. Ellen-Margrethe Hovland, general manager of the Norwegian Fj\u00f8rfelag Photo: Norwegian poultry team She says that the industry relates to the guidelines in the animal welfare report, and that after 2030 it will only be free-range chickens in Norway. Hovland is also appalled at the images published. – It should not look like that in Norwegian ovarian. Manufacturers should look at their animals twice a day. Animals that suffer, should be killed, and dead animals should be removed. – The conditions that have emerged in these pictures are not representative of Norwegian egg production in general. And there are many reasons to believe that it is also not representative of the conditions in the farmer’s production as usual. An inspector from the Network for Animal Freedom takes pictures and documents its findings. Photo: Network for animal freedom believes the chickens may have been scared Hovland reacts strongly to the way activists have progressed. – The chickens are frightened. Then they can hurt themselves and other chickens. There is reason to believe that the chickens depicted with fresh wounds have been given the wounds in connection with the activists entering the room. This chicken has clearly open wounds. According to the animal welfare organization, she is stuck in the cage. Photo: Network for animal freedom She says that there are strict infection prevention measures and that lists are kept of who can visit a poultry house. Network for animal freedom says they would prefer to take action. They claim they take the highest seriousness of infection to not expose the animals. – We don’t go in with light heart. But this is the only way to show what is going on behind closed doors, concludes Grobstok. Published 02.05.2025, at. 10.18
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