Denmark wants to ban ‘turbo chickens’

The Danish government wants to ban a fast-growing breed known as “turbo chickens,” setting up another clash with the farm sector over animal welfare. “We can see that there are widespread problems with the welfare of turbo chickens," Danish Animal Welfare Minister Christian Rabjerg Madsen told news channel TV2 this week. "They simply grow too fast for their bodies to keep up." The move, which would be first in the world, is the latest in a series of new restrictions for the country's farmers. The center-left coalition government, which rode to power on concerns about animal well-being in what was dubbed the "pig election" earlier this year, is now turning to poultry.