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Hope for Hen Welfare

Critter News

Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ Suddenly, the Hunt Is On for Cage-Free Eggs ” (front page, Aug. Free range” does not solve the problem of painful debeaking, enormously oversized flocks or the unnatural isolation of the birds from other sexes and age groups. All of the male hatchlings are either smothered or ground up alive. 13, 2007