Critter News

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

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. For some families who are struggling, eggs are a common staple that you can feed a lot of mouths without a lot of money,” she told the Straight.

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Eggs Proposition 2 Battery Cages Factory Farm 100

Animal Ethics

NOVEMBER 6, 2009

Rather than eating dogs, we all ought to eat exclusively small-farmed, free-range meat. The fury this meal caused my friends and family back in America motivated me to examine whether eating any animal was justified. However, I agree with Mr. Foer that factory farming has to go. We carnivores have to become more benevolent.

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Los Angeles San Francisco Factory Farm Factory Farming 40

Animal Ethics

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

How does the health of a farmer’s family and community figure in when they are making the decision to continue industrialized production methods? The idea that eggs from free-range chickens are somehow morally superior to other eggs is, frankly, weird. Are they happier scratching around the barnyard or sitting confined in cages?

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New York Times New York Gestation Crates Gestation 40