PETA petition to scrap Wisbech ostrich farm
While Wisbech St Mary parish council has submitted its approval, individuals across the country are objecting to the plans on Fenland District Council's planning platform. PETA claims that if the application goes ahead, "hundreds of birds would be crammed into the proposed building, treated as egg-laying machines, and denied the chance to do many of the things that come naturally to them - such as sharing parenting responsibilities, nurturing their chicks, and roaming vast distances". The activists say ostriches are social bird who can roam up to 12 miles a day - and reach speeds of up to 6...
Source: wisbechstandard.co.uk