Dalai Lama Urges Cage-Free Eggs. May We Suggest Trader Joe’s?
Written by Vegetarian Star on September 3rd, 2010 in Animal Issues, Business, Food & Drink.
The Dalai Lama has written a statement posted on the Humane Society International’s website, urging consumers to purchase cage-free eggs from producers that allow hens to live in more natural conditions.
“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.”
If you’re a consumer looking to simplify your search for more ethical eggs, try shopping for them at the same grocery store. As of 2005,Trader Joe’s sources all of its Trader Joe’s brand eggs from cage-free hens.
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