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Please excuse this OT post. I know some of you here keep livestock, poultry, pets etc or are just interested in animal welfare. If you have a minute to spare, please can you sign the RSPCA petition to ban all cages for laying hens by 2007, as opposed to the year 2012 that the government has agreed to. You can access the petition form at http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Cont...mpaigns/eggs/e ggshomepage Thank you. Jaqy |
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![]() "MC Emily" wrote in message ... Hi Please excuse this OT post. I know some of you here keep livestock, poultry, pets etc or are just interested in animal welfare. If you have a minute to spare, please can you sign the RSPCA petition to ban all cages for laying hens by 2007, as opposed to the year 2012 that the government has agreed to. Done. But I have little hope ... The attitudes of supermarkets is interesting. Why not post this to uk.food+drink.misc. Mary |
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"Mary Fisher" wrote
Done. But I have little hope ... Well, me too, but if we don't try..... The attitudes of supermarkets is interesting. Why not post this to uk.food+drink.misc. Well, I only posted it here because I have contributed to the group. I wouldn't like to just barge into a group with something like this. However, if you're a regular there, you could post it ![]() Jaqy |
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Try this link to the same place
http://makeashorterlink.com/?C159420C2 Thank you, Jaqy "MC Emily" wrote in message ... Hi Please excuse this OT post. I know some of you here keep livestock, poultry, pets etc or are just interested in animal welfare. If you have a minute to spare, please can you sign the RSPCA petition to ban all cages for laying hens by 2007, as opposed to the year 2012 that the government has agreed to. You can access the petition form at http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Cont...mpaigns/eggs/e ggshomepage Thank you. Jaqy |
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![]() "MC Emily" wrote in message ... The attitudes of supermarkets is interesting. Why not post this to uk.food+drink.misc. Well, I only posted it here because I have contributed to the group. I wouldn't like to just barge into a group with something like this. However, if you're a regular there, you could post it ![]() OK, have done. Didn't check the link though, hope it works (the second one). Mary Jaqy |
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On Thu, 12 Dec 2002 21:05:48 -0000, "MC Emily"
wrote: Hi Please excuse this OT post. I know some of you here keep livestock, poultry, pets etc or are just interested in animal welfare. If you have a minute to spare, please can you sign the RSPCA petition to ban all cages for laying hens by 2007, as opposed to the year 2012 that the government has agreed to. You can access the petition form at http://www.rspca.org.uk/servlet/Cont...mpaigns/eggs/e ggshomepage Thank you. Jaqy Will do. It would be a good idea if egg suppliers were made to put statements like "These eggs are from battery hens" on their egg boxes instead of "Farm Fresh" and "Natural" and meaningless tosh like that. Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire) |
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"Ken Riley" wrote
Will do. It would be a good idea if egg suppliers were made to put statements like "These eggs are from battery hens" on their egg boxes instead of "Farm Fresh" and "Natural" and meaningless tosh like that. Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire) Absolutely!! Thank you for signing the petition. Jaqy |
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Will do. It would be a good idea if egg suppliers were made to put
statements like "These eggs are from battery hens" on their egg boxes instead of "Farm Fresh" and "Natural" and meaningless tosh like that. Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire) I agree. I would also like terms such as "freerange" to be defined in the way that the average person perceives it. Currently the definition is: Free range eggs: Ø hens must have continuous daytime access to open air runs Ø the ground to which hens have access is mainly covered with vegetation Ø the maximum stocking density is not greater than 1,000 hens/hectare of ground available to the hens, or one hen/10 sq.m Ø the interior of the building must satisfy the conditions specified for deep litter or perchery eggs The main problem I have with the above relates to the ground available to each hen. Since chickens eat insects, small mammals (I have witnessed more than one chicken eat the odd mole), etc., 10 sq.m. is just not enough area for each chicken. For most people, the term freerange means that the chicken has ample area to support itself in food. Regards Howard Neil |
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On Fri, 13 Dec 2002 19:25:28 +0000 (UTC), Ken Riley
wrote: Will do. It would be a good idea if egg suppliers were made to put statements like "These eggs are from battery hens" on their egg boxes instead of "Farm Fresh" and "Natural" and meaningless tosh like that. I think one of the main problems is lack of labelling on foods that contain eggs, as the RSPCA's recent campaign makes clear. I eat far more egg as an ingredient of prepared foods than I do out of boxes marked "Free-Range". -- stuart is at news\at/boxatrix\dot/co\dot/uk |
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![]() "Howard Neil" h.neil@whichREMOVE TO REPLY.net wrote in message news:TMrK9.1018$h43.131650@stones... I would also like terms such as "freerange" to be defined in the way that the average person perceives it. Currently the definition is: Free range eggs: Ø the maximum stocking density is not greater than 1,000 hens/hectare of ground available to the hens, or one hen/10 sq.m The main problem I have with the above relates to the ground available to each hen. Since chickens eat insects, small mammals (I have witnessed more than one chicken eat the odd mole), etc., 10 sq.m. is just not enough area for each chicken. That's absolutely true (I've seen our hens eating mice). But even the vegetation on such an area won't last long either, even with added greenery given the hens will make their 10 sq m bald in no time. For most people, the term freerange means that the chicken has ample area to support itself in food. Yes. Mary Regards Howard Neil |
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