People of faith urged to avoid 'cruelty' eggs
A leading animal welfare campaigner has called on people
of faith to exercise caution when buying eggs from shops
and supermarkets. While British farmers have spent £400
million complying with a new EU law, which came into
force on January 1, 2012, on the size of battery cages,
egg producers in 13 other EU countries have refused to
stop using the tiny cages. Compassion In World Farming’s
Director of Public Affairs Joyce D’Silva told the
Alliance of Religions And Conservation: 'CIWF urges
people of faith to be extra-vigilant when they are
buying eggs from shops and supermarkets. They could find
they are being offered eggs that could have been
produced by farmers who are not complying with the new
EU laws.' To read the full story click
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