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Fire authorities reject animal rights groups’ sprinkler demands
Story Date: 8/22/2012
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Source: Tom Johnston, MEATINGPLACE, 8/22/12
The National Fire Protection Association announced late last week it denied an animal-rights coalition’s proposal to require sprinkler protection in all animal housing.
The NFPA 150 stipulation currently requires sprinkler protection for Category A animals, comprised of mostly dangerous animals, such as zoo animals and reptiles, according to the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.
A group of 14 animal rights organizations, including the Humane Society of the United States, United Poultry Concerns and PETA, appealed the June 2012 decision by the NFPA 150 Technical Committee to reject a proposal that would have expanded the rule’s scope to include all animal housing.
The Standards Council then rejected the animal rights groups’ appeal, which would have required automatic fire sprinkler and smoke control systems in all new animal housing facilities, including chicken and layer houses and turkey barns.
A coalition of 17 animal agriculture groups, including the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, National Pork Producers Council, United Egg Producers, National Chicken Council and National Turkey Federation, represented the interest of animal agriculture during this process.
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