Fwd: Some factory farming updates (all good news)

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Everything that is happening for the good of farm animals is simply amazing. As I told the HSUS, I never thought I'd see any of these changes in my lifetime, esp. since we can't even get our country to mandate spay/neuter for domesticated animals.Paul Shapiro <pshapiro wrote: Some factory farming updatesFri, 27 Apr 2007 11:23:16 -0400"Paul Shapiro" <pshapiro A lot has happened in the world of factory farming in the past week or so. Here are a few items of interest:1. The University of Minnesota (one of the largest universities in the country) has stopped using liquid battery eggs (about 90% of its egg usage). Article at: http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/04/26/71731 2. The New York Times mentioned the trend on campuses moving away from battery eggs. Article at: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/education/edlife/eating22.html 3. Food service provider Chartwells is converting 45 of its schools away from battery shell eggs. Article at: http://tinyurl.com/2p3xkq 4.Omni Hotels announced a new no-battery-egg policy. Article at: http://tinyurl.com/2tfhtg 5. The Berkeley City Council unanimously passed a resolution condemning the confinement of laying hens in battery cages and urging city residents not to buy battery eggs. Article at: http://tinyurl.com/3cdtb8 6. Wendy's has made some interesting new statements about gestation crates. More info at: http://tinyurl.com/yt3yfr 7. The Oregon State Senate passed

a bill to ban gestation crates by a 20-9 vote. It now goes to the House. This is the first time in U.S. history that a gestation crate bill has passed an entire state legislative chamber. Article at: http://tinyurl.com/39fz7o 8. The United Egg Producers called student activists working on factory farming campaigns "one of the biggest threats to dairy, meat and poultry production." Full article at: http://tinyurl.com/yswxlq Interested in taking action online to help animals? Then join our online community and sign up for our Humane Action Network. Go to www.hsus.org/join .