Mercy for
Animals (MFA)
July 2014
A fire broke out at Egg Innovations sometime before 5 a.m. Firefighters responded to the scene. The building that housed the chickens was completely destroyed.
Though Egg Innovations bills itself as a "free range" and "certified humane" facility, this tragedy sheds light on the deceptiveness of labeling and just one of the many dangers chickens face when exploited for their eggs on commercial farms.
Thousands
of chickens suffered the unimaginable fate of burning to death early Monday
morning on an Indiana egg farm.
A fire broke out at Egg Innovations sometime before 5 a.m. Firefighters
responded to the scene.
The building that housed the chickens was completely
destroyed.
Though Egg Innovations bills itself as a "free range" and "certified humane"
facility, this tragedy sheds light on the deceptiveness of labeling and just
one of the many dangers chickens face when exploited for their eggs on
commercial farms.
The vast majority of eggs sold in the United States come from hens who've
lived in miserable battery cages. Confined to these tiny wire cages, each
bird has less space than the dimensions of an iPad to live her entire lives.
For detailed information, inspiration and actions to take, visit United Poultry Concerns (UPC).
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