Guest guest Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Yay!!!! - ---- Original Message ----- "AnimalConcerns.orgar-news" Thursday, May 11, 2006 6:16 PM[AR-News] (US-ca) Google takes up cage-free eggs MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 11 (UPI) -- California-based Google, one of the hottest companies around, has embraced a hot trend in animal rights -- cage-free eggs. The company will require that all of its cafes and cafeterias serve only the pricier cage-free eggs, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Google uses about 300,000 eggs a year along with 7,000 pounds of liquid egg products. Animal-rights activists charge that caged chickens -- sometimes called battery-raised, because the cages are piled high -- have miserable lives during their productive egg-laying months, confined six to a cage with only 67 square inches of floor space per chicken. Egg farmers say caged chickens are just as happy as -- and healthier than -- those raised outdoors or in open barns. Google is jumping on a bandwagon that already includes America On Line and Bon Appetit Management, a catering company serving a number of Silicon Valley companies. Several universities have also pledged to serve cage-free eggs. "There's a ripple effect that I think will happen," said John Dickman, Google's food service manager. "Other companies also will want to ensure humane treatment of animals."-- full story:http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20060511-050257-1508r----- http://www.animalconcerns.org/ -----More News Headlines -- RSS Feed!New Links -- Archive of 100 recent links!Events, E-Mail Lists, Jobs, Organizations, and ForumsSEARCH for the item on Animalconcerns.org!--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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