Critter News
JANUARY 25, 2012
To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! Full article on Food Safety News. The law, finalized in 1999, comes after a 12-year "phase-out" period meant to allow egg farmers time to implement the costly transition away from battery cages. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,
Critter News
APRIL 12, 2009
By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. We anticipate all BOCA products will be egg free in 2010." They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals.
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Critter News
OCTOBER 19, 2008
and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. Some 200 companies have an average flock size of one million hens in a single location, with the top 60 companies producing 85% of all eggs. At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animal welfare activists in the U.S.
Critter News
JULY 8, 2011
Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.
Animal Person
JUNE 17, 2009
And that's fine, as we all want to spread the news of fantastic work that needs support. By encouraging people to bake with higher welfare eggs (as well as organic milk, butter and chocolate) vital funds will be raised to campaign against battery cages. Case in point: AnimalEquality.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 26, 2009
The motion, which comes to the Metro Vancouver board on Friday (February 27), encourages stores and restaurants to promote organic free-range eggs; makes Metro Vancouver caterers and operators use organic free-range eggs; and will result in letters to Victoria, Ottawa, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency opposing current practices “based on the (..)
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2007
For example, "free roaming chickens" conjures up images of happy chickens running free and unfettered all about the barnyard, when in fact the label "free roaming chickens" just means chickens that were not raised in battery cages. News flash: Slaughtering horses does not promote their welfare.
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