Glaum in Aptos the first egg producer in CA to be certified humane

[Guest guest]

Here's the press release:

 

http://www.certifiedhumane.com/press.html

 

Here's the manual on how the hens are treated:

 

http://www.certifiedhumane.com/pdfs/2004-Std04.Layers.3A.pdf

 

If that doesn't work, go to the website, register, and then download

it (I've never received spam from them):

 

http://www.certifiedhumane.com/

 

While it's not perfect, and I don't know if all of their eggs are

certified humane (look for the logo), it is way ahead of other egg

producers. If you have friends who insist on buying less expensive

eggs from battery cage facilities, please direct them to Glaum. In

addition, Glaum's chickens did not die from the heat during the heat

wave. Many free range producers lost most of their flock, mostly

because some producers don't provide shade or climate control.

 

Some inherent cruelties in egg production:

 

- Male chicks are discarded at hatcheries, sometimes by dumping them

in large bins where they suffocate or being chopped in a wood

chipper, leaving many maimed and injured chicks to suffer.

 

- Hens are often killed at 1.5 to 2 years old.

 

- Birds live in high density enclosures.

 

But, take a look at the manual and see how much better it is than

battery cage production. It's easy reading, and I guarantee you'll

learn something. This certification was at one time endorsed by the

Humane Society of the United States, because it's so much better

than battery cages.

 

For info on battery cages and the egg industry, see these links:

 

http://www.hsus.org/farm/camp/nbe/

 

http://www.farmsanctuary.org/campaign/battery_campaign.htm

 

Thanks,

Cheryl