Agribusiness Reports
Abstract
No U.S. state or federal regulations prohibit the practice of caponizing cockerels—castrating male chickens under one year of age. Crude instructions and surgical implements are readily available to provide any amateur “hobbyist” with the means to perform this procedure, typically on fully conscious, unanesthetized birds. Caponizing has been banned in the United Kingdom due to animal welfare concerns and should be disallowed in the United States.
Recommended Citation
(2008)
"Welfare Issues with Caponizing Chickens,"
Agribusiness Reports: Vol. 2008, Article 6.
Available at:
https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/agreports/vol2008/iss2008/6
Included in
Agribusiness Commons, Animal Studies Commons, Operations and Supply Chain Management Commons