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EU Bans Battery Cages

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1, 2012, egg-laying hens across many European countries will live with fewer discomforts: The European Commission has officially implemented its ban on battery cages, the notoriously cramped cages used by many egg farmers and criticized by animal rights proponents and veterinarians who call them cruel and harmful to the birds' welfare.

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Consolidation of Egg Industry

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So are egg corporations. egg industry continues to consolidate. Some 200 companies have an average flock size of one million hens in a single location, with the top 60 companies producing 85% of all eggs. and Canada are actively opposing battery cages. and is not a major egg exporter.

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Combined Beats’ List – September

10,000 Birds

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Battery Pt. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Big Egg Marsh. Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis. US-NJ-Monroe-20 S Middlesex Ave – 40.3293x-74.4564. 15 Jan 2016. Cackling Goose – Branta hutchinsii. Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 03 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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Combined Beats’ List – August

10,000 Birds

Canada Goose – Branta canadensis. Battery Pt. Canada Warbler – Cardellina canadensis. Big Egg Marsh. Barnacle Goose – Branta leucopsis. US-NJ-Monroe-20 S Middlesex Ave – 40.3293x-74.4564. 15 Jan 2016. Cackling Goose – Branta hutchinsii. Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 03 Jan 2016. 01 Jan 2016.

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