Chick culling

320 million male chicks in the US egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

45 million male chicks in the Dutch egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

40-45 million male chicks in the UK egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life, typically by gassing.[S]

24 million male chicks in the Belgian egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

23 million male chicks in the Australian egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life, by maceration or gassing.[S][S]

22.5 million male chicks in the Canadian egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

7.5 million male chicks in the Israeli egg industry are culled annnually on their first day of life.[S]

4 million male chicks in the New Zealand egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]

3 million male chicks in the Danish egg industry are culled annually on their first day of life.[S]