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More Alleged Abuse At Iowa Egg Farms

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Tags: animal abuse eggs farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. Another undercover video from the Humane Society.

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The Other Side of the Egg Debate

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I am a firm supporter of reforming factory egg farming. I believe that chickens should have room to stretch and walk around. And I'm willing to pay for more expensive eggs if it allows for that. Organic eggs are more expensive than the standard egg carton. Not everyone has that luxury.

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Clemson Researcher Investigates Impacts of Cages on Laying Hens

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More is at stake than just the comfort of chickens, though the well-being of 284 million U.S. Nearly 95 percent of the 90 billion table eggs produced in the United States come from high-density cage systems. The value of all egg production in 2007 was $6.68 In South Carolina egg sales tally about $90 million annually.

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Proposition 2 Poll

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Tags: eggs california farm animal welfare factory farm chickens. The results of a new statewide poll by KSFN-Fresno/SurveyUSA shows overwhelming support from voters, with Prop 2 commanding a 62-point lead: 72-10 (18 undecided). The writer is Jennifer Fearing, the CHIEF ECONOMIST for the Humane Society. Chief economist?

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To My Friends at Thanksgiving

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There will be no pies or cakes that were made with milk that was meant for calves, or eggs that represent dead male chicks , forced molting, debeaking and other mutilations and cruelties. Tags: Activism Current Affairs Ethics Food and Drink Greyhound Matters Language Thanksgiving veganism. But we can bring our story to that world.

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Are Farm Animals Usually Killed in a Humane Manner?

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He asked whether cows, chickens, sheep and some of the other animals that we eat are usually treated and killed in a humane manner. And if you ever drive around an egg farm, hog farm, slaughterhouse, feeding lot, etc., Tags: farm animal welfare factory farm agribusiness. Andrew from Good Honest Dollar had an excellent question.

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On Changes in What Americans Are Attending To

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There are new Francione-style abolitionists and new people to veganism who debate about the ethics of consuming eggs from their neighbor's chickens. Tags: Activism Current Affairs. But when my dad, whose favorite food is kielbasa, says he wants to go vegan (which made his 76th birthday present a cinch--a box of vegan cookbooks!),

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