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Pamela Anderson Asks Loblaws To Label Eggs Supplied From Inhumane Farms |
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Written by Staff
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Thursday, 24 November 2005 |
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Canadian-born Pamela Anderson on behalf of the Vancouver Humane Society and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals wrote a letter to Loblaw Canada in an effort to convince the grocery chain to be truthful about the source of its eggs. Specifically Ms. Anderson is requesting that Loblaws label eggs which have been purchased from farms that inhumanely house their hens in "battery" cages.
Battery cages usually hold four or more hens which are crowded into an area measuring just sixteen inches wide. The cages are stacked in tiers and lined up in rows in huge factory warehouses. The hens are crowded so tightly, that they cannot even stretch their wings or legs. Constantly rubbing against the wire cages, they suffer from severe feather loss, and their bodies are covered with bruises and abrasions. It is not uncommon to discover one or more rotting bird carcasses inside these cages.
Anderson wrote in part, "I would like to draw your attention to the plight of battery or egg-laying hens. The Vancouver Humane Society and the Canadian Coalition for Farm Animals recently released video and photographic coverage of a battery farm in Ontario, Canada...the images from this farm are appalling. The hens are very overcrowded and are covered in feces from the stacks of cages above. They are suffering from severe feather-loss. Some of the cages contain the dead, rotting carcasses of other birds."
The letter, addressed to Loblaw president John Lederer includes a request that he begin a policy of labelling all Battery eggs as “eggs from caged hens." "There is no reason why Loblaw cannot put up signs or label the shelves at point of purchase. This will allow consumers to decide for themselves whether or not they want to support this cruelty," Anderson added.
Anderson has been a staunch defender of animal rights and is closely associated with People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Most recently the actress took part in a PETA-funded campaign titled, 'Turn over a new leaf - go vegetarian' in which she poses wearing only strategically placed lettuce leaves and a smile. |
