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Hope for Hen Welfare

Critter News

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.

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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. The rooster watches over the flock protectively and often participates in a hen’s egg-laying ritual, an extremely important and private part of her life. All of the male hatchlings are either smothered or ground up alive.

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Reasons Consistently Applied

Animal Ethics

I shall endeavor to protect and take care of all living creatures. One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals. One cannot produce eggs or dairy products on a large scale without the wholesale exploitation of animals.