Cracking the Cruelty: You Can Make a Difference for Egg-laying Hens

Welfare concerns have already prompted several European countries, including Sweden, Austria, and Germany, to ban the confinement of hens in battery cages, and the entire European Union has voted to phase out barren battery cages by 2012. Yet in the U.S., nearly 280 million egg-laying hens are languishing in battery cage factory farms in the U.S. and these birds remain the most intensively confined of all farmed animals.

You Can Take Action: Start Today!

1. Crack the Habit: Choose egg-free foods.
   The best way each of us can help laying hens is simply to leave their eggs out of our shopping carts. Check out our free eggless recipes or order a free copy of our Easy Vegan Recipes booklet.
2. Spread the Word: Distribute our Egg Carton Flyer.
   Help inform others about the cruel conditions forced upon egg-laying hens, the egg industry's deceptive advertising, and what they can do to make a difference by distributing our Egg Carton flyer. Request your free flyers today.
3. Look for the logo: "Animal Care Certified."
   COK has recently documented the egg industry's misleading "ACC" logo on egg cartons in five states: NJ, NY, PA, CT, and DE. If you see this logo in a store near you, please let us know! Call us at 301-891-2458 or email us at info@cok.net.
4. Demand truth in labeling on egg cartons: Write to the FDA.
   In September 2006, COK co-filed a federal rule-making petition with the Food and Drug Administration seeking to mandate the full disclosure of egg production methods on all cartons sold in the U.S. This would include the clear identification of "eggs from caged hens." Similar regulations already exist throughout the European Union and in Australia. Our petition (PDF) is still pending, and the FDA is still accepting comments from the public. Please send your letter of support to:
   Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)
   Food and Drug Administration5630 Fishers Lane
   Room 1061
   Rockville, MD 20852
   
   Be sure to include the petition's docket number on all correspondence with the FDA: Docket # 2006P - 0394.
5. Learn more: Visit EggIndustry.com.
   On this site, you'll find up-to-date news articles, expert opinions, and links to egg-free recipes as well as a video room and photo gallery offering you a virtual tour inside the industry's egg factories.

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