Published Letters and Op-Eds from
COK’s Writers Group

Most Eggs Are Not Humanely Produced

Sheboygan Press
March 20, 2008

Regarding the story in The Sheboygan Press "Easter and eggs go together, naturally," on March 18, sadly, there is nothing natural about how most egg-laying hens are raised in the U.S. today.

More than 95 percent of eggs sold in grocery stores come from birds that are forced to spend their lives confined inside barren wire cages so restrictive they can barely even move. Deprived of almost everything natural to them, these smart and social hens will never nest, dust bathe or even set foot outside.

This Easter season, express your compassion by choosing egg-free foods. Learn more at www.EggIndustry.com.

ERICA MEIER
Executive Director
Compassion Over Killing
Takoma Park, Md.