Ministry of Primary Industries considering legal action over the deaths of nearly 200,000 chickens
Ministry of Primary Industries considering legal action over the deaths of nearly 200,000 chickens 6 Apr, 2021 12:00 AM 2 minutes to read The deaths of nearly 200,000 chickens in a commercial barn over a year ago may be the subject of legal action. In November 2019 between 180,000 and 190,000 chickens died at a West Auckland farm which supplied Tegel chicken. A 48-minute power outage cut the air supply to the barns which housed the chickens. They either suffocated or overheated. Advertisement The Ministry for Primary Industries was investigating the deaths, and it has now asked for the opinio...