COK in the News

Press Releases

More press releases.

Writers Group: Published Letters to the Editor

• Letter to the Editor: Switching to a vegetarian(The Spartan Daily, March 3, 2010)
• Letter to the editor: Vegan options like real thing(Sidelines, February 24, 2010)

More published letters.

Media Coverage

Below are links to some essays and articles by COK:       A Guide to Guilt-Free Grilling Examiner.com, June 2, 2009 By Erica Meier Easter eggs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be Examiner, April 7, 2009 By Erica Meier Vegan in Washington D.C. Herbivore, Sept. 2007 By Erica Meier MAY DAY: Help Eggspose the Hard-Boiled Truth during “National Egg Month!” Herbivore, May 2007 By Erica Meier Restaurant Outreach: Spreading Compassion—One Menu at a Time Satya, April/May 2007 By Erica Meier Eggs: The Hard-Boiled Truth & How to Crack the Cruelty Newsletter for the Vegetarian Society of D.C., Spring 2007 By Erica Meier Vegan Eats in the Nation’s Capital Satya, Aug. 2006 By Erica Meier Which Came First? The Cruelty or the Egg Satya, Feb. 2006 By Erica Meier How I Went Veg VegNews, Nov./Dec. 2004, by Josh Balk A Critical Look at Animal Welfare in the Egg Industry Feedstuffs, Oct. 2004, by Paul Shapiro The Myth of the Happy Farmed Animal VegNews, Sept./Oct. 2004, by Paul Shapiro On the Killing Floor AV Magazine, Summer 2004, by Paul Shapiro The Life of a Broiler Chicken Herbivore, Issue #5, by Miyun Park Animal Cruelty Certified Satya, April 2004, by Paul Shapiro Truth or Consequences: Placing Animals Over Ideology VegNews, Nov./Dec. 2003, by Miyun Park Enter the Chicken Knapper Herbivore, Issue #2, by Miyun Park The Summer of Ineffectiveness VegetarianTeen.com, Fall 2003, by Miyun Park Confessions of a Teenage Activist VegetarianTeen.com, Summer 2003, by Miyun Park Jane's Story Animal Guardian, Spring 2003, by Paul Shapiro Ten Symbols of What's Right in the World Satya, Oct. 2002, by Miyun Park Becoming Vegan: An Affirmative Step Toward Compassion and Peace One Heart, Fall 2002, by Paul Shapiro Rejecting Dog-Stew—It's About Cruelty, Not Culture Satya, Sept. 2002, by Miyun Park Campaign Humane: Expanding the Circle of Compassion The Animals' Agenda, Mar./Apr. 2002, by Miyun Park The U.S. "Open" The Animals' Agenda, July/Aug. 2001, by Paul Shapiro

Below are links to some selected news coverage our campaigns have garnered:

• "COK: On the Front Lines Against Animal Cruelty"
  Laws.com
  November 25, 2009

• "Vegetarians, Veggie-Curious Attend VegFest DC"
  Going Green on NBC4-DC,
  September 22, 2009

• Channel 8 "NewsTalk" interviews Erica Meier about DC VegFest
  Channel 8 "NewsTalk" with Bruce DePuyt,
  September 10, 2009

• "Group Has Beef with Dunkin Donuts' eggs, dairy"
  Boston Herald,
  August 4, 2009

• “An Interview with Erica Meier of Compassion Over Killing”
  Vegan Culinary Experience
  June 2009

• "Takoma Park Veg Week"
  Takoma Voice
  May 2009

• "Senator Goes Vegetarian for Week"
  Gazette
  April 29, 2009

• "Will a MTV Commercial Negatively Affect Your Sales?"
  QSR Magazine (food industry publication)
  March 2009

• "Eggscellent News"
  VegNews
  January 12, 2009
  

• "They Got the Vegetarian Vote"
  The Washington Post
  October 29, 2008
  
  
• Takoma Park Bans Foie Gras
  Associated Press
  July 20, 2008
  
  
• Takoma Park Officials Frown Upon Foie Gras
  The Washington Post
  July 10, 2008
  
  
• City Says ‘Non’ to Foie Gras
  Takoma Park Gazette
  July 2, 2008
  
  
• "Animal Rights Groups Sues Egg Producer, Trade Group over Logo"
  Associated Press
  February 20, 2008
  
  
• "School Lunches to Offer More Veggie, Soy Options"
  The Gazette
  January 9, 2008
  
  
• "Morningstar Farms and 4,000 Hens"
  Supermarket News Whole Health
  December 14, 2007
  
  
• "The Ethics of Eating"
  Takoma Voice
  December 1, 2007
  
  
• "Thanksgiving Menu Goes Green"
  NBC-4 Washington, D.C.
  November 20, 2007
  
  
• "New & Noteworthy: VegAustin.com"
  Austin Chronicle
  September 21, 2007
  
  
• "Green Cuisine: Veggie Options"
  NBC-4 Washington, D.C.
  July 31, 2007
  
  
• "Celebrate kindness to animals with National (Veggie) Hot Dog Day"
  Iowa City Press-Citizen
  July 18, 2007
  
  
• "Consumers Deserve Truth on Caged Vs. Free Hens"
  Syracuse Post-Standard
  May 18, 2007
  
  
• "Egg Industry Comes Under Fire Again"
  Joplin Independent
  March 12, 2007
  
  
• "Judge Likely to Decide Egg Farm Cruelty Case in Mid-April"
  Associated Press
  March 4, 2007
  
  
• "Farm Goes on Defense"
  The Intelligencer Journal
  March 3, 2007
  
  
• "Mount Joy Egg-Farm Cruelty Case Resumes"
  The Intelligencer Journal
  March 2, 2007
  
  
• Lancaster Sunday News on COK’s Esbenshade Farms Investigation
  "Animal Cruelty Charges Come Home To Roost"
  August 13, 2006
  
  
• Intelligencer Journal on Esbenshade Farms Court Proceedings
  "Settlement Eyed in Egg-Farm Case"
  August 8, 2006
  
  
• Lancaster New Era on Esbenshade Farms Court Proceedings
  "1 Charge Dropped in Egg-Farm Cruelty Case"
  August 7, 2006
  
  
• CBS Affiliate WHP in Pennsylvania Follows Up on COK's Egg Farm Investigation
  "Egg Farm Cruelty Charges"
  April 19, 2006
  
  
• Associated Press Reports on Criminal Trial Involving PA Egg Farm
  "Egg Plant Loses Bid to Suppress Animal Activist's Evidence"
  April 18, 2006
  
  

• Washington Post Feature on COK's Top Choices for Vegan Dining in D.C.
  "Six Local Hot Spots for Vegan Eats"
  March 5, 2006

• NBC Affiliate WGAL in Pennsylvania Reports on COK's Egg Farm Investigation
  "Graphic Undercover Video Leads to Animal Cruelty Charges"
  January 11, 2006

• CBS Affiliate WHP in Pennsylvania Reports on COK's Egg Farm Investigation
  "Animal Cruelty Charges"
  January 11, 2006

• Associated Press Article on COK's Egg Farm Investigation That Led to Cruelty Charges
  "Egg Farm Hit with Cruelty Charges"
  January 11, 2006
  
  
• Philadelphia Inquirer Exclusive Article on COK's New Egg Farm Investigation
  "Lancaster County Egg Farm is Cited for Animal Cruelty"
  January 10, 2006
  
  
• Takoma Park Gazette Reports on COK's Tenth Anniversary
  "Animal Rights Group Celebrates 10 Years"
  December 31, 2005
  
  
• A Sacramento Bee Follow-Up Story about COK's MTV Commercial Campaign
  "Animal-Rights Ads To Air on Comcast"
  November 12, 2005
  
  
• The Sacramento Bee Reports on COK's MTV Commercial Campaign
  "Comcast Nixes Animal Welfare Ads"
  November 2, 2005
  
  
• Joplin Globe Front Page Article on COK's "Animal Care Certfied" Campaign Victory
  "Egg Industry To Pull Deceptive Logo"
  October 8, 2005
  
  
• Baltimore Sun Article on COK's Animal Care Certified Campaign Victory
  "Egg Producers Agree on New Logo"
  October 6, 2005
  
  
• New York Times Article on COK's "Animal Care Certified" Campaign Victory
  "Egg Producers Relent on Industry Seal"
  October 4, 2005
  
  
• Washington Post Feature Article in COK's "Animal Care Certified" Campaign Victory
  "Egg Label Changed After Md. Group Complains"
  October 4, 2005
  
  
• Des Moines Register Feature Article on COK’s "Animal Care Certified" Victory
  "Egg Producers Group Agrees To Alter Logo, Settling Complaint"
  October 4, 2005
  
  
• USA Today Reports on COK's Animal Care Certified Campaign Victory
  "Egg Industry Replaces Debated Logo"
  October 4, 2005
  
  
• Washington Post Article on COK's Lawsuit and Latest Investigation
  "Advocates Challenge Humane-Care Label on Md. Eggs"
  September 19, 2005
  
  
• Washington Post reports on COK's Settlement with Giant Regarding the Use of the Animal Care Certified Logo.
  "Giant to Halt Eggs' Animal Care Logo"
  September 16, 2005
  
  
• At the Helm of Compassion Over Killing: A Satya Interview with COKís Erica Meier
  June/July 2005
  
  

• Associated Press article on COK's Lawsuit to Stop the Egg Industry's False Advertising
  "An Animal Advocacy Group Said It Is Filing A Lawsuit Tuesday Claiming..." By Gretchen Parker
  February 15, 2005

• Md. Coast Dispatch Follow-Up Article on State's Attorney's Intervention to Dismiss Perdue Cruelty Case
  "Todd Acquits Perdue Of All Charges In Cruelty Case" By Benjamin L. Mook
  February 4, 2005
  

• Associated Press Follow-Up Article on Prosecutor's Dismissal of Perdue Cruelty Case
  "Prosecutors Halt Complaint, Dismiss Perdue Animal Cruelty Charge" By Gretchen Parker
  February 3, 2005
  

• Associated Press Follow-Up Article on COK Investigation at Perdue Slaughter Plant
  "Sheriff: Perdue Plant's Closure May Complicate Animal Cruelty Investigation" by Gretchen Parker
  December 20, 2004

• Md. Coast Dispatch Follow-Up on COK Investigation at and Request for Prosecution of Perdue Slaughter Plant
  "Sheriff: Abuse Case Probe 'Curtailed' By Perdue Plant Closure" by Shawn J. Soper
  November 26, 2004

• Md. Coast Dispatch on COK Investigation at and Request for Prosecution of Perdue Slaughter Plant
  "No Probe Yet in Alleged Perdue Cruelty Case" by Shawn J. Soper
  November 5, 2004

• Associated Press Article on COK Investigation at Perdue Slaughter Plant
  "Animal Rights Group Pursues Complaint Against Perdue Farms" by Gretchen Parker
  October 28, 2004
  
  
• Michigan Daily on lecture by COK's Paul Shapiro
  "Animal rights activist shocks with pictures, message" by By Allie Horevitz and Lucille Vaughan
  September 30, 2004
  
  
• USA Today on the Better Business Bureau's referral of COK's complaint against the egg industry to the Federal Trade Commission
  "BBB: 'Animal Care Certified' Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be" by Elizabeth Weise
  August 30, 2004
  
  
• Des Moines Register on the BBB's referral of COK's complaint to the FTC
  "Bureau: Egg Labels Are Deceiving" by Philip Brasher
  August 26, 2004
  
  
• Associated Press on the BBB's referral of COK's complaint to the FTC
  "Investigation Into Egg Labeling Sought" by Patrick Condon
  August 25, 2004
  
  
• Twin-Boro News on the "Animal Care Certified" controversy, a two-part series
  "Fowl Call: Treat Egg-Laying Hens Humanely" (Part I) and "Animal Care Certified: Eggs-actly What Is That?" (Part II) by Allison Schiff
  July 28, 2004 and August 4, 2004
  
  
• CNN on Myths Regarding "Free Range" Chicken, a transcript
  "Free Range?" by CNN
  July 25, 2004
  
  
• NewsChannel 8 interview with COK's Paul Shapiro, a transcript
  "NewsTalk with Bruce DePuyt"
  July 16, 2004
  
  
• D.C.'s ABC affiliate on "Animal Care Certified" eggs, a transcript and video
  "I-Team: Egg Fraud" by Andrea McCarren
  July 15, 2004
  
  
• The Washington Post on COK's letter to the National Zoo about Kids' Farm
  "Group Wants Zoo to Refashion Kids' Farm"
  June 17, 2004
  Click here to learn about Kids' Farm
  
  
• Associated Press on the Better Business Bureau's ruling against "Animal Care Certified" eggs
  "Business Group Shells Egg-Industry Ads" by Patrick Condon
  May 11, 2004
  
  
• Scripps Howard on COK's broiler chicken report
  "Activists Charge Mistreated Chickens Have Weak Legs" by Lance Gay
  April 20, 2004
  Click here to read COK's broiler chicken report
  
  
• Delaware County Daily Times profile on COK' Josh Balk
  "Former Baseball Star from Radnor Now at Bat Against Animal Cruelty"
  March 25, 2004
  
  
• West Palm Beach ABC affiliate on "Animal Care Certified" eggs, a transcript
  "'Animal Care Certified' Seal on Eggs Questioned" by Terri Parker
  February 16, 2004
  
  
• The Washington Post front-page Style section profile on COK
  "Animal Pragmatism" by David Montgomery
  September 8, 2003
  
  
• COK's Paul Shapiro on KQED radio, an audio interview
  "Reforms in the Livestock Industry"
  June 9, 2003
  
  
• D.C.'s Fox affiliate on COK undercover egg farm investigations, a transcript
  "Fowl Play" by Roby Chavez
  February 23, 2003
  Click here to learn more about COK's egg industry investigations
  
  
• The Baltimore Sun on egg farm roof collapse
  "Collapse Kills, Traps 300,000 Chickens" by Chris Guy
  February 22, 2003
  
  
• Takoma Park Gazette front-page profile on COK
  "Raiding the Henhouses to Raise Awareness" by Sean Sands
  February 12, 2003
  
  
• Frederick News-Post on lecture by COK's Paul Shapiro
  "Activist's Lecture Brings Animal Cruelty to Light" by Dave Loos
  February 10, 2003
  
  
• New York Times front-page National section exclusive on COK undercover egg farm investigation
  "Advocates for Animals Turn Attention to Chickens" by Elizabeth Becker
  December 4, 2002
  
  
• Associated Press on COK undercover egg farm investigation
  "Group Alleges Egg Farms Are Cruel" by John Biemer
  December 4, 2002
  
  
• The Baltimore Sun on COK undercover egg farm investigation
  "Group Seeks Improvement of Chicken-Farm Conditions" by Childs Walker
  July 15, 2002
  
  
• Montgomery Sentinel on COK livestock auction investigation
  "A High Price for Dinner: Compassion Over Killing Brings Charges of Cruelty at Local Livestock Auctions" by Feleece Jarvis
  February 28, 2002
  
  
• Washington Post exclusive on COK undercover egg farm investigation
  "Md. Egg Farm Accused of Cruelty" by Lori Montgomery
  June 6, 2001