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Dalai Lama: Switch to Cage-Free Eggs |
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Posted 9/2/2010 at 4:27 PM by Bradlee A in Community Blog
Affiliate: World: India |
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The Dalai Lama has spoken out against the "disturbing" practice of caging egg-laying hens in a space so small they can't even spread their wings. His words come on the heel of an announcement of the largest egg recall in United States history.
Dalai Lama, FarmingUK.com wrote:
“The abuse we inflict on hens has always been particularly disturbing to me and I have always been particularly concerned toward how these animals are treated in industrial food production. I am troubled to learn about the practice of confining egg laying hens in tiny cages. In these cages, birds cannot engage in their natural behaviours, such as spreading their wings, laying eggs in a nesting area, perching, scratching at the ground, even standing on a solid surface. Each hen has less space to live than the very sheet of paper I have written this letter on. Turning these defenseless animals into egg-producing machines with no consideration for their welfare whatsoever is a degradation of our own humanity. Switching to cage free eggs would reduce the suffering of these animals.” |
To read the full press release, click here.
PeaceJam would like to know what you think. Is the caging of egg-laying hens wrong or is it a good technique to provide money for farmers and food for consumers? If not, what's a better solution? Leave your answers in the comments below. |
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