Guest guest Posted May 5, 2001 Report Share Posted May 5, 2001 Free range chickens are not necessarily treated any better than those in cages. The factory farm system of egg production is tragic. Egg laying hens are kept in extremely inhumane conditions. These hens are stuffed into small wire cages, typically the size of a file drawer, where they are kept with up to six other birds for their entire lives. Because the battery cage is so small, the hen is deprived of all of her natural behavioral needs. She is unable to exercise or to fly, to stretch her wings, to scratch and peck at the earth, to dust bathe or to build a nest in which she can lay her eggs free from stress and in comfort. When the hen is deprived of her nesting instinct, she will attempt to escape for hours before having to lay her egg while standing on the thin wire floor of her cage. To increase her overall production of eggs, she is periodically starved for up to 14 days in a process called "forced molting." After about two years, when her laying life is finished, she is sent to slaughter where her badly damaged body cannot be packaged whole for the consumer to view, but can be ground for foods like soup or pot pies. Free range applies to roughly 2 percent of all commercially raised birds in the U.S. It conveys a positive image of animals living outdoors as nature intended. In reality, A Happy Hen's life, like that of virtually all free-range poultry is neither free nor spent on the range. One of the three Happy Hen houses is on a remote Amish farm in Logantown, Pennsylvania. "Humanely housed" inside this long barn are 6,800 chickens and enough roosters so that there is one for every 100 hens. These free-range birds never set foot outside their "healthy, open-sided housing." Their beaks have been trimmed severely to keep them from injuring one another. Their feathers are straggly, drab, and worn off. The farm owner brags that "We have a saying, the rougher they look, the better they lay." Each hen lays 20 to 23 dozen eggs a year. Chickens can live active lives for up to 15 years, but after a year or two commercial free-range hens are hauled away in transport crates the same as are battery hens, spend all their lives in cages. Even if free-range chickens and eggs were the humane alternatives the egg industry would like people to think they are, the problem of "excess" roosters would remain. Half of all chicks hatched are roosters; therefore egg production also involves the production of these "excess" roosters, who have no commercial value. Invariably, the brothers of the free-range hens--like the brothers of battery hens--are trashed at birth or sold to research labs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 , PamENixon@a... wrote: > Check out www.paws.org and www.afa-online.org and read about egg production. > Free range chickens are not necessarily treated any better than those in > cages. > > The factory farm system of egg production is tragic. Egg laying hens are > kept in extremely inhumane conditions. These hens are stuffed into small > wire cages, typically the size of a file drawer, where they are kept with up > to six other birds for their entire lives. Because the battery cage is so > small, the hen is deprived of all of her natural behavioral needs. She is > unable to exercise or to fly, to stretch her wings, to scratch and peck at > the earth, to dust bathe or to build a nest in which she can lay her eggs > free from stress and in comfort. When the hen is deprived of her nesting > instinct, she will attempt to escape for hours before having to lay her egg > while standing on the thin wire floor of her cage. To increase her overall > production of eggs, she is periodically starved for up to 14 days in a > process called "forced molting." After about two years, when her laying life > is finished, she is sent to slaughter where her badly damaged body cannot be > packaged whole for the consumer to view, but can be ground for foods like > soup or pot pies. > > Free range applies to roughly 2 percent of all commercially raised birds in > the U.S. It conveys a positive image of animals living outdoors as nature > intended. In reality, A Happy Hen's life, like that of virtually all > free-range poultry is neither free nor spent on the range. One of the three > Happy Hen houses is on a remote Amish farm in Logantown, Pennsylvania. > "Humanely housed" inside this long barn are 6,800 chickens and enough > roosters so that there is one for every 100 hens. These free-range birds > never set foot outside their "healthy, open-sided housing." Their beaks have > been trimmed severely to keep them from injuring one another. Their feathers > are straggly, drab, and worn off. The farm owner brags that "We have a > saying, the rougher they look, the better they lay." Each hen lays 20 to 23 > dozen eggs a year. > > Chickens can live active lives for up to 15 years, but after a year or two > commercial free-range hens are hauled away in transport crates the same as > are battery hens, spend all their lives in cages. > > Even if free-range chickens and eggs were the humane alternatives the egg > industry would like people to think they are, the problem of "excess" > roosters would remain. Half of all chicks hatched are roosters; therefore > egg production also involves the production of these "excess" roosters, who > have no commercial value. Invariably, the brothers of the free-range > hens--like the brothers of battery hens--are trashed at birth or sold to > research labs. Namaste, That's terrible egg eaters should check out the sources that's for sure or just stop eating eggs.....ONS Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 On Sun, 06 May 2001 18:44:37 -0000 "Tony O'Clery" <aoclery writes: > , PamENixon@a... wrote: > > Check out www.paws.org and www.afa-online.org and read about egg > production. > > Free range chickens are not necessarily treated any better than > those in > > cages. > > > > The factory farm system of egg production is tragic. Egg laying > hens are > > kept in extremely inhumane conditions. These hens are stuffed > into > small > > wire cages, typically the size of a file drawer, where they are > kept > with up > > to six other birds for their entire lives. Because the battery > cage > is so > > small, the hen is deprived of all of her natural behavioral needs. > > She is > > unable to exercise or to fly, to stretch her wings, to scratch and > > peck at > > the earth, to dust bathe or to build a nest in which she can lay > her > eggs > > free from stress and in comfort. When the hen is deprived of her > > nesting > > instinct, she will attempt to escape for hours before having to > lay > her egg > > while standing on the thin wire floor of her cage. To increase > her > overall > > production of eggs, she is periodically starved for up to 14 days > in > a > > process called "forced molting." After about two years, when her > > laying life > > is finished, she is sent to slaughter where her badly damaged body > > cannot be > > packaged whole for the consumer to view, but can be ground for > foods > like > > soup or pot pies. > > > > Free range applies to roughly 2 percent of all commercially raised > > birds in > > the U.S. It conveys a positive image of animals living outdoors > as > nature > > intended. In reality, A Happy Hen's life, like that of virtually > > all > > free-range poultry is neither free nor spent on the range. One of > > the three > > Happy Hen houses is on a remote Amish farm in Logantown, > Pennsylvania. > > "Humanely housed" inside this long barn are 6,800 chickens and > enough > > roosters so that there is one for every 100 hens. These > free-range > birds > > never set foot outside their "healthy, open-sided housing." Their > > beaks have > > been trimmed severely to keep them from injuring one another. > Their > feathers > > are straggly, drab, and worn off. The farm owner brags that "We > have a > > saying, the rougher they look, the better they lay." Each hen > lays > 20 to 23 > > dozen eggs a year. > > > > Chickens can live active lives for up to 15 years, but after a > year > or two > > commercial free-range hens are hauled away in transport crates the > > same as > > are battery hens, spend all their lives in cages. > > > > Even if free-range chickens and eggs were the humane alternatives > > the egg > > industry would like people to think they are, the problem of > "excess" > > roosters would remain. Half of all chicks hatched are roosters; > therefore > > egg production also involves the production of these "excess" > roosters, who > > have no commercial value. Invariably, the brothers of the > free-range > > hens--like the brothers of battery hens--are trashed at birth or > sold to > > research labs. > > Namaste, > > That's terrible egg eaters should check out the sources that's for > sure or just stop eating eggs.....ONS > I get my eggs from my next door neighbor, whose hens definitely do run free -- periodically, I find a few pecking their way around my yard as my cat watches, salivating, from our laundry room window sill. To paraphrase Krishnamurti (among many), it would be good if the more vociferous vegetarians would pay as much attention to what comes out of their mouths as they do to what goes in. I'm sure most (if not all) of the egg eaters on this list are aware of the karma involved in modern methods. The old image of the dairy cow as a well cared-for and loved member of a farming family bears look into as well, even though dairy foods are very often part of a so-called vegetarian diet in many Indian traditions, there is much cruelty involved in modern industrialized dairy production. http://come.to/realization http://www.atman.net/realization http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 6, 2001 Report Share Posted May 6, 2001 Dear egg.org, make it a point to only eat Garuda eggs -these are definately "free-range" except I might be then be classified as a meat eater. J >>> production. >> > Free range chickens are not necessarily treated any better than >> those in >> > cages. >> > >> > The factory farm system of egg production is tragic. Egg laying >> hens are >> > kept in extremely inhumane conditions. These hens are stuffed >> into >> small >> > wire cages, typically the size of a file drawer, where they are >> kept >> with up >> > to six other birds for their entire lives. Because the battery >> cage >> is so >> > small, the hen is deprived of all of her natural behavioral needs. >> >> She is >> > unable to exercise or to fly, to stretch her wings, to scratch and >> >> peck at >> > the earth, to dust bathe or to build a nest in which she can lay >> her >> eggs >> > free from stress and in comfort. When the hen is deprived of her >> >> nesting >> > instinct, she will attempt to escape for hours before having to >> lay >> her egg >> > while standing on the thin wire floor of her cage. To increase >> her >> overall >> > production of eggs, she is periodically starved for up to 14 days >> in >> a >> > process called "forced molting." After about two years, when her >> >> laying life >> > is finished, she is sent to slaughter where her badly damaged body >> >> cannot be >> > packaged whole for the consumer to view, but can be ground for >> foods >> like >> > soup or pot pies. >> > >> > Free range applies to roughly 2 percent of all commercially raised >> >> birds in >> > the U.S. It conveys a positive image of animals living outdoors >> as >> nature >> > intended. In reality, A Happy Hen's life, like that of virtually >> >> all >> > free-range poultry is neither free nor spent on the range. One of >> >> the three >> > Happy Hen houses is on a remote Amish farm in Logantown, >> Pennsylvania. >> > "Humanely housed" inside this long barn are 6,800 chickens and >> enough >> > roosters so that there is one for every 100 hens. These >> free-range >> birds >> > never set foot outside their "healthy, open-sided housing." Their >> >> beaks have >> > been trimmed severely to keep them from injuring one another. >> Their >> feathers >> > are straggly, drab, and worn off. The farm owner brags that "We >> have a >> > saying, the rougher they look, the better they lay." Each hen >> lays >> 20 to 23 >> > dozen eggs a year. >> > >> > Chickens can live active lives for up to 15 years, but after a >> year >> or two >> > commercial free-range hens are hauled away in transport crates the >> >> same as >> > are battery hens, spend all their lives in cages. >> > >> > Even if free-range chickens and eggs were the humane alternatives >> >> the egg >> > industry would like people to think they are, the problem of >> "excess" >> > roosters would remain. Half of all chicks hatched are roosters; >> therefore >> > egg production also involves the production of these "excess" >> roosters, who >> > have no commercial value. Invariably, the brothers of the >> free-range >> > hens--like the brothers of battery hens--are trashed at birth or >> sold to >> > research labs. >> >> Namaste, >> >> That's terrible egg eaters should check out the sources that's for >> sure or just stop eating eggs.....ONS >> > I get my eggs from my next door > neighbor, whose hens definitely > do run free -- periodically, I > find a few pecking their way > around my yard as my cat watches, > salivating, from our laundry room > window sill. > > To paraphrase Krishnamurti (among > many), it would be good if the > more vociferous vegetarians would > pay as much attention to what > comes out of their mouths as they > do to what goes in. I'm sure > most (if not all) of the egg > eaters on this list are aware of > the karma involved in modern > methods. The old image of the > dairy cow as a well cared-for and > loved member of a farming family > bears look into as well, even > though dairy foods are very often > part of a so-called vegetarian > diet in many Indian traditions, > there is much cruelty involved in > modern industrialized dairy > production. > > > http://come.to/realization > http://www.atman.net/realization > http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucemrg.htm > http://www.users.uniserve.com/~samuel/brucsong.htm > ______________ > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > /join > > > > > > All paths go somewhere. No path goes nowhere. Paths, places, sights, > perceptions, and indeed all experiences arise from and exist in and subside > back into the Space of Awareness. 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