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	Battery hen

LemonThyme

7-16-2008 12:15 AM

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LemonThyme says:

This is just horrible

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                      <STRONG>Added January 2008.</STRONG> It is so very satisfying that Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Jamie Oliver, with the backing of Channel 4, have both voiced their opinions in their respective TV Shows this week.
Hopefully this will bring about the public awareness which has been sadly lacking for many years.
There is of course another way of reducing sales beside not purchasing 'eggs from caged hens' - that is to keep Chickens in your back garden! Ex-Battery hens after a few weeks of TLC will reward you with 'free eggs' and they're great pets as well.
Read more about re-homing them on the Down the Lane <STRONG><A href="http://www.downthelane.net/Page_35.html">'Keeping ex-battery hens'</A></STRONG> page.
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                          Most farms have 4 or 5 birds per cage. The cages being approx. 20 inches x 20 inches (500 x 500)</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.downthelane.net/battery.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.downthelane.net/img/56806A0D-E7B8-462D-8D79-DED866407FD4" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.downthelane.net/battery.html"><FONT color="#004040">
                            Quite simply, a cruel method of farming
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