In protecting chickens, we protect ourselves from future bird flu outbreaks
The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming ...
Consumers want cage-free eggs, but Indonesian farmers say they need more support to do this
Of the 202 farmers, 165 used battery cages, while a smaller group of 37 had cage-free systems. The vast majority of hens in ...
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Would You Eat an Alien?
Professor Christine Nicol obtained a degree in Zoology from the University of Oxford, and then completed a PhD on the welfare of laying hens housed in battery cages. Her concern for the welfare ...
Independent Online19d
NGOs unite to expose foul play in SA’s egg industry
and support cruel and outdated systems – such as battery cages for egg-laying hens. "South Africans, including faith communities and ethical consumers, are calling for change. Battery cages are ...