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The Other Side of the Egg Debate

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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. Tags: proposition 2 eggs factory farm food chickens.

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Radlo Foods Pledging Conversion to Cage-Free Eggs

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Tags: battery hens animal cruelty eggs undercover investigation farm animal welfare. The Hannaford Brothers supermarket chain has also announced that it will begin vigorously enforcing an agreement it has with egg suppliers not to do business with the farm. Here's a link to the investigative video. Be warned, it's hard to watch.

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Are We Much Better than Michael Vick?

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So why is one type of animal cruelty (dogfighting) more reprehensible than another (lobster-boiling)? I still eat eggs that come from battery hens, even though I do try to buy free range, and I wear leather, even though I only buy it used. Tags: animal cruelty Michael Vick animal rights. None of us is pure.