10,000 Birds

JULY 11, 2012

In responding to Suzie’s post defending wildlife rehabilitation I began to think again about the areas in which animal rights and animal welfare overlap with the field of conservation, and the ways in which they don’t. And people that work in either conservation or animal welfare tend to like animals.

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Critter News

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

I am a firm supporter of reforming factory egg farming. And I'm willing to pay for more expensive eggs if it allows for that. Organic eggs are more expensive than the standard egg carton. Tags: proposition 2 eggs factory farm food chickens. I believe that chickens should have room to stretch and walk around.

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Critter News

AUGUST 15, 2010

This concession was to avoid a November ballot vote a la California's Proposition 2. A recent agreement between farmers and animal rights activists here is a rare compromise in the bitter and growing debate over large-scale, intensive methods of producing eggs and meat, and may well push farmers in other states to give ground, experts say.

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Critter News

JANUARY 25, 2012

To offset yesterday's crappy news about California, here's good news from the EU! 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. egg producers an estimated £400 million ($613 million). As of Jan.

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Battery Cages Battery Animal Welfare Welfare 100

Animal Ethics

JULY 12, 2010

A Humane Egg The life of animals raised in confinement on industrial farms is slowly improving, thanks to pressure from consumers, animal rights advocates, farmers and legislators. In California last week, Gov.

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