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Study Says Consumers Favor National Egg Legislation

 
Submitted on Feb 03, 2012 (Original item from 2012) | | | | | |
by United Egg Producers
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Short Description:
Legislation was introduced to the US congress in January 2012 that would require egg producers to switch from conventional cages to "enriched cages." Enriched cages refer to "colony housing," which would need to be phased in over 15 to 18 years. Sponsorship of the survey and the question wording was not made publicly available.

Abstract:
2,000 registered US voters were surveyed regarding their attitudes toward new legislation proposed in congress to improve the living conditions of egg laying hens. "Consumers said they would support federal legislation that would transition egg production from the existing conventional cages used for egg-laying hens to enriched cages by a margin of 4-to-1. Furthermore, consumers said that federal legislation was preferable to state legislation by a margin of 2-to-1."
http://farmfutures.com/story.aspx/study-says-consumers-favor...

Spot Check Number: 1952
Sponsor: United Egg Producers
Researcher/Author: Bantam Group
Animal Type: Poultry, Farm Animals, Human
Record Type: News Article
Research Method: Telephone Survey
Geographic Region: United States National
Year Conducted: 2012
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Submitted by birdlady49 (not verified) on Fri, 2012-02-10 11:55.
When it's presented to 2,000 voters, it seems pretty black and white. How could you say NO to more room for animals? Better to ask animal welfare/rights people who know about the true conditions these birds must suffer in. Having a few more inches to move won't make a difference. They'll still be standing on wire; their beaks will still be partially cut off to prevent aggression. And they still won't be able to forage or make nests. Nor will they ever see sunlight. I can see the factories circumventing the legislation by just putting more birds in the cage. In truth, this might be compared to a one-pack-a-day smoker cutting back to half a pack. The difference in health would be negligible and the smoker is still a candidate for cancer. This legislation is not even positive baby steps in my mind.
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