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

Egg-cellent work

Published in the GW Hatchet on April 25, 2005.

Dear Editor:

Kudos to the several GW students who successfully petitioned District Market to stop selling eggs from hens kept in "battery" cages ("District Market stops selling caged bird eggs," April 18, p. 2). Experts agree that battery cages deprive birds of their most basic needs-crammed inside tiny wire cages for their entire lives, egg-laying hens cannot even spread their wings - let alone preen, roost, or build nests. As a former animal control officer in D.C., I am certain that similar treatment of dogs or cats would be considered cruelty to animals.

To learn more about the suffering endured by millions of hens confined to battery cages in the U.S., or to see photos and videos documenting the miserable conditions for animals on today's factory farms, please visit COK.net.

Erica Meier, Director
Compassion Over Killing