UK chickens can be 'free-range' despite never going outside, due to loophole

Guidelines to mitigate effect of avian flu lockdowns fail to take into account chicken-meat farmingA loophole in government regulations means that chickens can still be called free-range even though they are no longer allowed outside due to the outbreak of avian flu.The UK was hit by what government officials described as the "largest ever outbreak of avian flu" over the winter, with almost 100 reported highly pathogenic outbreaks in England, Scotland and Wales. Continue reading...