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Defra outlines proposals to phase out cages in laying hens by 2032
0Defra has published proposals to phase out all colony cage systems across the laying hen sector by 2032, including for smaller producers. The department has also published proposals for tighter restrictions on sheep mutilation practices such as castration and tail docking, which it says cause pain to lambs and are often carried out without pain relief. The proposals, which will be subject to eight-week consultations, mark the first stage of the various improvements set out in Defra’s Welfare Strategy, which was published just before Christmas. Speaking to journalists at the Oxford Farming Conference, Defra secretary Emma Reynolds made it clear…