Fears of worsening egg shortage in New Zealand as fire kills 75,000 hens at farm
There are concerns the blaze at the Zeagold facility will exacerbate a dearth of eggs caused by a ban on battery farming
A fire at New Zealand’s largest egg producer has killed about 75,000 hens, sparking fears that a national egg shortage could worsen.
The fire at a Zeagold farm broke out on Monday morning and had “taken better part of the day to contain”, a spokesperson for the company said. Twelve workers who were on site were “unharmed but very distressed”, the spokesperson said. Work was under way to assess how many hens had died, but Zeagold estimated it to be about 75,000.
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