Fwd: MAJOR STUDENT VICTORY FOR CHICKENS

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In a message dated 5/2/2003 12:47:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,

gary writes:

 

> MAJOR STUDENT VICTORY FOR CHICKENS, UPC HELPED

> May 2, 2003

>

> " In fact, we used a great deal of information from your website and work.

> Enclosed is a copy of our press release for your website. . . . "

>

> Josh Bryant

> Wesleyan Environmental Organizers Network

>

>

> WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY IS FIRST AMERICAN UNIVERSITY TO TAKE A STAND AGAINST

> THE CRUELTIES OF FACTORY EGG FARMING

>

> Contact: Josh Bryant 585-739-5860 or jbryant

> Joel Bartlett 860-685-6016 or jsbartlett

>

> Middletown, CT - On Sunday, April 27th, the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA)

> passed a resolution demanding the elimination of eggs laid in extremely

> cruel conditions from the campus grocery store, WEShop. In doing so, the

> WSA became the first student representation group at an American university

> to take a stand against so-called " factory egg farming. " Furthermore, the

> resolution recognized that animal well-being is a legitimate factor in

> institutional decision-making. ARAMARK, Wesleyan's food-service provider,

> has agreed to act in accordance with the WSA's decision.

>

> " By eliminating this source of suffering from WEShop Wesleyan students have

> expressed their commitment to responsible consumption and compassion, " said

> Lori Gruen, Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan. " In a world in which there

> currently is so much suffering, human and non-human, the students have not

> succumbed to apathy and despair and have taken a bold step to minimize

> their role in causing unnecessary suffering. "

>

> Factory egg farms are infamous for their cruel conditions, for both hens

> and workers, and for the environmental threats they pose. Up to ten hens

> are forced to live in a cage so small that one hen could not spread her

> wings, " said Matt Montesano, a member of Wesleyan's Environmental

> Organizers' Network (EON). " Hens are in lifelong pain because up to

> two-thirds of their beaks are cut off as chicks. Hens in factory farms are

> periodically starved for up to three weeks in a practice called

> force-molting, which attempts to shock hens' bodies into another laying

> cycle. "

>

> In addition to the routine labor exploitation by the corporations, workers

> at factory farms are exposed to many work-related hazards such as excretory

> ammonia fumes from the nitrogen in decomposing bird droppings. The large

> amount of solid waste produced by factory farms is harmful to local

> ecosystems, as is the release of ammonia gas.

>

> " The European Union has banned the installation of battery cages, " said Liz

> Eisenberg, a member of EON, referring to the long rows of stacked cages

> that hens are kept in, " but the United States has not yet recognized that

> these conditions are deplorable. "

>

> " In passing this resolution, we have set a national precedent, and hope

> that other universities and non-academic institutions will follow, " said

> Jesse Young of EON.

>

> The resolution comes after an intensive campaign by EON to raise awareness

> about factory egg farming. For more information on the campaign, visit <A

HREF= " http://www.wesleyan.edu/wsa/warn/eon " >

> http://www.wesleyan.edu/wsa/warn/eon</A>.

>

>

> United Poultry Concerns is a nonprofit organization that promotes the

> compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl. <A

HREF= " http://www.upc-online.org/ " >

> http://www.upc-online.org</A>

>

>

>

 

 

 

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