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October 21, 2007 at 09:28:56

United Egg Producers Approve First Cage-Free Guidelines 7 Years Too Late

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Even agribusiness' own newspaper, Feedstuffs, charges that caged hens, "cannot dust bathe, flap their wings, fly or use a nestbox or perch" this month; that "Osteoporosis is worse in cage systems than cage-free systems due to the lack of exercise, as is cage layer fatigue," and that 70% to 85% of egg farm hens are euthanized.

No wonder UEP executives aren't wearing name tags!

Lunch hour is in full swing at the demonstration. Pedestrians pass by, noting the graphic signs of protestors expressionlessly. (Are UEP CEO Gene W. Gregory or vice president Linda Reickard among them?) A few cabbies honk their support and seagulls, crows and even a falcon caw overhead. A solitary policeman chats with a Hyatt security guard chat--no trouble here.

Later, the news will come down that tomorrow UEP is announcing its first ever guidelines for hen welfare in cage-free production systems--to begin taking effect April 1, 2008.

"Forward thinking" is not how animal advocates will term the move.

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