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EU Bans Battery Cages

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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. Full article on Food Safety News. As of Jan. Duncan, Ph.D.,

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My Do-over

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My recent brief trip to California made this strategy especially easy. First, California is two time zones further west, so I was able to get out the door at 8 a.m. We were going to get together with my niece on our last evening in California, but she cancelled. California is weird. San Mateo time).

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Honestly, How Much Could It Rain?

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Any California-raised person knows that it just doesn’t rain in California in June. After all, in California in June, how much could it rain? It would have been a typical rainy California day for, say, the month of January, with steady drizzle punctuated by more substantial showers. Should I go anyway? I was wrong.

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Hope for Hen Welfare

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Farm Sanctuary’s shelters in New York and California provide lifelong care for rescued farm animals. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon. Similar legislation, on hold as a result of today’s agreement, was planned in Washington State and Oregon.

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The Other Side of the Egg Debate

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This short article reports that Vancouver, BC is considering a measure similar to Prop 2 in California, but there are concerns amongst advocates of the poor. But with battery eggs costing about $2 a dozen and organic free-range eggs costing between $5 and $6 a dozen, the impact of the proposed change goes beyond poultry.

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From Today's New York Times

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BRUCE FRIEDRICH Senior Policy Director Farm Sanctuary Washington, March 4, 2014 To the Editor: The humane laws for hens in California that provide them more space in which to live should be countrywide. Congratulations to California for being so compassionate and leading the way. Chickens deserve to live humanely.

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Collaborative List – October 2019

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Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform. Fort Tilden–Battery Harris Platform.

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