MPI considering legal action over the deaths of nearly 200k chickens
MPI considering legal action over the deaths of nearly 200k chickens © Getty Farm, Chicken, Hen, Egg Production, Farming, Housing, White Chicken The deaths of nearly 200,000 chickens in a commercial barn over a year ago may be the subject of legal action. A 48-minute power outage cut the air supply to the barns which housed the chickens. They either suffocated or overheated. The Ministry for Primary Industries was investigating the deaths, and it has now asked for the opinions of Crown lawyers. "This matter is still undergoing legal review by the Crown solicitors and we are awaiting their ...