France & Benelux

45 million male chicks in the Dutch egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]
24 million male chicks in the Belgian egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]
Each year, over 18 million broiler chickens die on farms in the Netherlands before slaughter from disease, organ failure, and neglect.[S]

Only 2% of pigs in France are kept in outdoor systems.[S]
Only 1% of pig farms in the Netherlands keep pigs in free-range systems.[S]
More than 98% of sows in the Netherlands are impregnated via artificial insemination (AI).[S]
12.2% of piglets in the Netherlands die in their first month of life — 4 million every year.[S]
87% of pigs in Belgium are stunned using CO₂ gas chambers.[S]
75% of pigs in The Netherlands are stunned using CO₂ gas chambers.[S]
31% of pigs in France are stunned using CO₂ gas chambers.[S]
80% of male piglets in Belgium are castrated, with only 3% receiving proper pain relief.[S]
99% of male piglets in Luxembourg are castrated, with none receiving proper pain relief.[S]
35% of male piglets in the Netherlands are castrated, with none receiving any pain relief.[S]

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