Have you seen the TV program about our VegFest? [Video]
UPDATE: WCCA’s webiste is having problems. I removed the direct links to their site, but the embedded video on this blog post should still work. (If you’re reading this on facebook, click here to see the original blog post.) Throughout April, Worcester’s WCCA TV is airing a short video program about the upcoming Worcester VegFest. See [...]
April 6, 2011
Tags: battery cages, videos, wcca, Worcester Posted in: Misc, News, Worcester VegFest 2011 
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Massive National Egg Recall
This past week saw a huge egg recall in the US. News reports estimate the number of salmonella-contaminated eggs somewhere around 228 million. The tainted eggs originated in Iowa, but cases of related illnesses have appeared in Minnesota, Colorado, and California. There are 13 brands involved, including store-brands from leading national supermarkets. The FDA is [...]
August 21, 2010
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Red Robin goes cage-free
Another fast food chain has agreed to only use eggs from facilities that do not use battery-cages. Cage-free factory farms are not exactly heaven for animals, but removing battery-cages from the equation is a major improvement. As the recent undercover investigation into New England’s largest egg farm demonstrated, forcing hens to live in barren wire [...]
July 23, 2009
Tags: battery cages, cage-free, eggs, Worcester Posted in: Animal Rights, More Veg Options, News, Veg Advocacy No Comments
Extreme Cruelty at Largest Egg Farm in New England
Last week, Mercy For Animals, a Midwest-based animal rights group, released video footage, photos, and notes from a 3 month undercover investigation into New England’s largest egg farm. The investigation took place at Quality Eggs of New England’s Turner, Maine facility. The investigator documented egg-laying hens living in filthy, inhumane conditions. This new exposé really [...]
April 11, 2009
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Victory: BOCA Goes Egg-free
A couple weeks ago I posted an article here about BOCA considering going egg-free. Well, yesterday the company announced that they are making the compassionate decision and phasing out all egg ingredients by the end of 2009. This comes after only two weeks of activists and consumers making phone calls, sending emails and writing letters [...]
March 21, 2009
Tags: battery cages, Compassion Over Killing, eggs Posted in: Animal Rights, Misc, News 3 Comments