Critter News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

Thanks to Mercy for Animals for their undercover work exposing this egg industry practice. Tags: animal cruelty eggs farm animal welfare factory farm. This is the second time this year that I've heard of this group capturing headlines. I'd never heard of them before. I'm very impressed by their courage and tenacity.

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Critter News

OCTOBER 29, 2008

on Prop 2 campaign reports a tidal wave of voter and donor support from Californians backing the effort to stop the cruel and inhumane treatment of animals on industrial factory farms. Tags: eggs california farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. The writer is Jennifer Fearing, the CHIEF ECONOMIST for the Humane Society.

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Critter News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

on Prop 2 charges that the United Egg Producers (UEP), the No on 2 campaign, and its donors are concealing out-of-state contributions to the political campaign against Prop 2 , in clear violation of California campaign finance laws. Tags: eggs california factory farm agribusiness.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 5, 2008

4, 2008) – Voters in California approved an historic ballot measure to halt the inhumane confinement of animals on factory farms by an overwhelming margin. Prop 2 requires that factory farms provide enough space for animals to stand up, turn around and extend their limbs. It applies to breeding pigs, egg laying hens and veal calves.

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Critter News

AUGUST 17, 2008

California’s Proposition 2 is not solely about the California egg business but is also about the egg industry’s national survival, warned Gene Gregory at the annual legislative meeting of United Egg Producers (UEP). Tags: california farm animal welfare factory farm us.

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Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

history, the United Egg Producers (UEP) has agreed to support national legislation that will, upon enactment, improve the welfare of all laying hens in the nation. For too long, animals on factory farms have had no federal protection from even the most heinous abuse.

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AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Colombina uses 13,464,000 eggs per year, meaning that a fulfilled cage-free commitment would affect the lives of nearly 48,000 hens. Update 11/11/24: Colombina has officially reinstated its global cage-free commitment and is now reporting 40% across all brands. Animal Equality has teamed up with the Open… Source

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

And why do so many people say the oppose the cruel practices of factory farming, yet still eat meat, eggs and dairy products? What messages and techniques have been proven effective in getting people to make compassionate decisions like boycotting fur and adopting companion animals instead of buying them?

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Animal rights advocates have singled out the crates, known as sow stalls, as inhumane, and several states have moved to ban or restrict their use not only in pork production, but also in the production of eggs and veal.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 21, 2010

To the Editor: In your July 12 editorial “ A Humane Egg ,” you disparage the modern, sanitary housing systems for egg-laying hens, which have improved chickens’ health and well-being, improved consumer food safety and kept eggs a nutritious and economical staple on kitchen tables and restaurant menus nationwide.

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Animal Ethics

JULY 19, 2011

To the Editor: Re “ Egg Producers and Humane Society Urging Federal Standard on Hen Cages ” (Business Day, July 8): I’m a vegetarian who turned vegan after coming to terms with the fact that just because I was eating hormone-free, antibiotic-free, even free-range organic eggs didn’t mean that egg-producing hens were living a cruelty-free life.

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Animal Equality

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Did you know the truth about factory farming was never meant to reach you? Behind closed doors, billions of animals endure conditions that would leave most people outraged. The system thrives on secrecy—but once the truth is out, there’s no turning back. Mother pigs spend their pregnancies in crates so small they can barely move.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

My current criteria for a dedicated birding trip are having a good probability of seeing several new birds or seeing a birding spectacle ( e.g. , Red Knots and other shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay). I particularly enjoy birding national wildlife refuges, so I try to include at least one on each trip.

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 25, 2010

15): We are glad to see an article describing the intensive confinement of egg-laying chickens, but we disagree when it says that animal advocates and consumers are “driving big changes” in the treatment of chickens. At our farm sanctuary, we see how much chickens rescued from factory farms delight in these experiences.

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Animal Ethics

MARCH 8, 2009

If a genetically engineered animal’s legs periodically fell off, would not its legs be more like a product of an animal (analogous to eggs) than a part of the animal? These people abstain from eggs and dairy products the production of which involves suffering for the animals. Would the blood be analogous to milk or eggs?

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AnimalEquality.net

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Ahold Delhaize—the global company behind Food Lion, Giant Food, Hannaford, and Stop & Shop—is under fire for failing animals. Despite publicly claiming to support animal welfare, the company has delayed its goals and failed to report meaningful progress on its existing promises.

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AnimalEquality.net

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Update 10/13/24: Volunteers gathered outside an Aldi store in Dallas, Texas, using megaphones and a life-size gestation crate to take a stand for mother pigs. Flyers were handed out to shoppers, and a leaflet was given to the store manager to pass along to corporate leadership.

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Animal Equality

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Could Denver become the first city in the nation to ban slaughterhouses? That’s what a ballot measure will decide in November as citizens hit the polls. Here’s everything you need to know about Denver Ordinance 309.

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Animal Equality

DECEMBER 5, 2024

This year, the incredible dedication and passion of Animal Equality volunteers have driven monumental progress for animals across the globe. From changing laws and corporate policies to amplifying voices in protests and digital actions, your commitment has sparked a wave of change for millions of animals.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

The animal rights movement is (rightly) closely associated with protesting things like factory farming, dogfighting, etc…basically, the mistreatment of animals. Rats had previously preyed on eggs and young of practically every defenseless seabird on the island, and had taken to even attacking adult albatross as they sat on their nests.

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Critter News

APRIL 1, 2009

However, the factory farm system we have in any country does not lend itself to either of the two criteria. And if you ever drive around an egg farm, hog farm, slaughterhouse, feeding lot, etc., There are probably no happy animals in factory farming (ie. Factory animals are voiceless victims. big corporate agribusiness.)

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Animal Person

OCTOBER 26, 2009

The good news is that if you know someone who needs to be schooled on all of the sordid details of factory farming, and appreciates good writing, this is a great book. Factory farming considers nature an obstacle to overcome" (34). Ever, in fact. He always refers to himself and his wife and his child as "vegetarian."

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Animal Ethics

AUGUST 20, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. 12): While this is a step in the right direction toward reducing the animal abuse inherent in all factory farming (from the chicken’s point of view), it’s still a long way from what nature intended.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 16, 2009

The meat and dairy industries want to keep their operations away from the public’s discriminating eyes, but as groups like PETA and the Humane Society have shown us in their graphic and disturbing undercover investigations, factory farms are mechanized madness and slaughterhouses are torture chambers to these unfortunate and feeling beings.

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AnimalEquality.net

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Update October 2024 – Brazil’s Environment and Sustainable Development Committee approved a bill to stop the killing of male chicks. Introduced by Congresswoman Luciene Cavalcante at Animal Equality’s request, the bill proposes using in-ovo sexing technology, which could save 84 million chicks each year.

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Animal Ethics

MAY 23, 2007

It is well settled that a balanced diet of these foods provides the same essential amino acids that Nina Planck finds in an egg. I’ll leave the question of infant care to the physicians, but I know firsthand that an adult vegan can enjoy robust physical health without contributing to the cruel suffering of animals on today’s factory farms.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. Eastern Egg Rock. OWD factory area – US-NY-Tupper Lake-Adirondack Park – 44.2351x-74.4676. Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh. Gulf of Nicoya (Puntarenas/Paquera ferry). 28 Jun 2017. Common Murre – Uria aalge. Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area–Lighthouse.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 4, 2016

old angel factory area. old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. old angel factory area. Brown Violetear – Colibri delphinae. Cinchona Eucalyptus. 14 May 2016. Zeledon’s Antbird – Myrmeciza zeledoni. 14 May 2016. Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. old angel factory area. Dull-mantled Antbird – Sipia laemosticta. Arenal–Peninsula road (shortcut to dam). 06 Mar 2016. Zeledon’s Antbird – Hafferia zeledoni. 14 May 2016. Bicolored Antbird – Gymnopithys bicolor. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016. 17 Mar 2016.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 6, 2016

old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. old angel factory area. Dull-mantled Antbird – Myrmeciza laemosticta. Arenal–Peninsula road (shortcut to dam). 06 Mar 2016. Zeledon’s Antbird – Myrmeciza zeledoni. 14 May 2016. Bicolored Antbird – Gymnopithys bicolor. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 1, 2016

old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. Dull-mantled Antbird – Sipia laemosticta. Arenal–Peninsula road (shortcut to dam). 06 Mar 2016. Zeledon’s Antbird – Hafferia zeledoni. 14 May 2016. Bicolored Antbird – Gymnopithys bicolor. Laguna Lagarto Lodge. 29 Jan 2016. Road to Arenal 1968. 04 Mar 2016.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 2, 2016

old angel factory area. old angel factory area. Big Egg Marsh. Brown Violetear – Colibri delphinae. Cinchona Eucalyptus. 14 May 2016. Zeledon’s Antbird – Myrmeciza zeledoni. 14 May 2016. Hepatic Tanager – Piranga flava. 14 May 2016. Willow Flycatcher – Empidonax traillii. Firehouse Woods.

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