Critter News

JULY 8, 2011

Animal Welfare Groups Win Industry Backing for First-Ever Federal Regulation of Hen Welfare Groundswell of Public Support Results in Full Court Press for Nationwide Law Protecting Chickens to Replace State-by-State Initiatives WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. A press release I received from the Farm Sanctuary.

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Welfare Farm Sanctuary Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

Critter News

OCTOBER 19, 2008

egg industry continues to consolidate. At the International Egg Commission’s annual meeting, held last month in China, it was noted that animal welfare activists in the U.S. and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. and is not a major egg exporter.

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Egg Industry Industry Eggs Battery Cages 100

Critter News

APRIL 12, 2009

By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry. Tags: battery hens eggs farm animal welfare. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals.

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2009 Eggs Factory Farm Factory Farming 100

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 6, 2007

A column entitled "Ag Industry Threatened by Animal Rights" appeared in today's High Plains/Midwest Ag Journal [ HPMAJ ]. On November 7, 2006, Arizonans voted overwhelmingly, by 62 percent, in favor of Proposition 204, to ban the cruel and intensive confinement of veal calves and pregnant pigs on industrialized factory farms.

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Factory Factory Farm Factory Farming Gestation Crates 40