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Ever wonder what hens would say if they
could describe their lives on egg factory farms? Wonder no more:
“For
as long as I can remember, I’ve been locked in this crowded, filthy cage,”
says the “hen” in the video. “Day after day, month after month,
this is my entire life.”
Hens crammed into cages on egg farms
barely have room to lift a wing, much less take more than a step or two in any
direction. But while consumers are increasingly concerned about the way in
which they’re raised, rather than being rid of cages altogether, hens are in
danger of being confined to cages indefinitely. But they don’t need slightly
larger cages or “enriched” cages—they need no cages.
The only way to ensure that
hens escape the hell of being confined to abysmally crowded, filthy cages or
huge warehouses is never to buy eggs (even so-called “free-range” eggs).
Instead of eggs, try scrambled tofu for breakfast, and use egg replacers such as mashed tofu, cornstarch, and ground flaxseeds in
your baked goods.
2013-02-06 11:30:22