Tag: cage-free chicken
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Farmers, Corporations, States Move Toward Cage-Free Future
By Wayne Pacelle • Originally posted on The Humane Society blog On August 19, I announced that The HSUS, the Massachusetts SPCA, the Animal Rescue League of Boston, the ASPCA, Zoo New England, and a number of other prominent organizations have launched a ballot initiative in the Bay State to stop extreme confinement of laying hens,…
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Video: Shocking Truths You Need to Know About Costco Eggs
In 2007, Costco — the second-largest grocery retailer in the USA — made a public commitment to eliminate cage confinement of chickens from its supply chain. Eight years later, you would think things would have changed for the better. But they haven’t. The egg cartons sold at Costco portray happy hens in green fields. But…
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General Mills Commits to Cage-Free Eggs
By Wayne Pacelle • Originally posted on HumaneSociety.org Within the last six months or so, we’ve worked with many of the biggest names in the food business to announce their commitment to stop selling eggs from caged hens. Aramark, Compass Group, Dunkin Brands, Hilton, Kellogg, Nestle, Sodexo, Starbucks, and Walmart have all made public pledges…
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WATCH: A farmer blows the whistle on “cage free” chicken
Craig Watts runs a Perdue chicken farm in North Carolina. He raises about 720,000 chickens each year for Perdue. The company’s chairman, Jim Perdue, says that: “Doing the right thing is things like treating your chickens humanely… and raising them cage free.” The company’s chicken packages even carry a seal from the US Department of…
