a press release from United Egg Producers, the agreement had not been upheld. Albert Heijn, the largest Dutch supermarket chain, with 1000 locations in the Netherlands and Belgium, stated in May 2020 that they are "meticulously monitoring the technological developments, and when it's operationally feasible, we will enable it". See also Animal–industrial complex Culling Chick sexing Gendercide References External links Hatchery Horrors: The Egg Industry's tiniest victims. Mercy for Animals. (includes graphic video on culling) Germany Ponders the Super Chicken. Der Spiegel. October 16, 2013. The short, brutal life of male chickens. Al Jazeera America. February 20, 2015. Animal Equality investigation in chicken hatcheries. Animal Equality via YouTube. November 25, 2015. Stop killing male chicks: We can save billions of animal lives from meeting a gruesome end. Gene Baur for the New York Daily News. February 8, 2020. Animal culling Cruelty to animals Egg farming Ethically disputed business practices towards animals Intensive farming Poultry farming