Victory! Morningstar Farms responds to your Demands for Egg-Free Foods!

Company commits to using one million fewer eggs in 2008 as well as offering more vegan products

In February 2007, Compassion Over Killing and Vegan Outreach teamed up with caring people everywhere in urging Morningstar Farms, a Kellogg subsidiary that has been making vegetarian foods for over 25 years, to offer more vegan items by removing eggs from its products.

After months of discussions, and after receiving thousands of calls, letters, and emails from caring consumers, we're excited to announce that Morningstar Farms is taking a very meaningful step in that direction!

According to company spokeswoman Kathleen Eckler, in 2008 "Kellogg is reducing the amount of eggs we use in our Morningstar products by a minimum of one million eggs. We're committed to announcing even more new vegan products for our customers."

By reducing Kellogg's egg usage by more than a million eggs per year, nearly 4,000 fewer laying hens will suffer in factory farms each year.

More than 95% of eggs produced in the U.S. come from hens confined inside barren wire battery cages so restrictive, the birds can barely even move, let alone engage in many of their most natural behaviors including spreading their wings, perching, or walking. Battery-caged hens are typically provided with a meager 67 square inches of space in which to live—that's less floor space than the size of one sheet of notebook paper. For more information about the horrors of egg factory farms and for egg-free recipes, please visit EggIndustry.com.

Thank you to all of you who joined in our campaign and helped bring about this victory for animals! In addition to the thousands of individuals who supported this campaign, there were also dozens of organizations that rallied behind this effort—and both COK and Vegan Outreach are truly grateful. For a full listing of supporting organizations, visit COK.net.

Please call Kellogg today to thank the company for its compassionate decision and to let it know that you're looking forward to seeing more vegan products from Morningstar Farms in the near future: 1-800-962-1413 (press 9).

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