Chicken Without the Egg (or Beak!)
Many people easily switch to an all-natural diet of vegetables, legumes, and whole grains after learning that following a meat—and dairy-based diet causes animal suffering and environmental damage,...
View ArticleEgg Industry Broken Wide Open
If anyone still believes that “organic” eggs are a humane choice, please look at these gut-wrenching photos from the Organic Valley farm in Wisconsin: They show birds in stinking, stifling, windowless...
View ArticleAn Egg a Day Keeps the Doctor … Wealthy
If you had the same reaction that I did (i.e., violent retching) when you heard about KFC’s hideously unhealthy Double Down (you know, the sandwich that replaced bread with fried chicken and forced you...
View ArticleVictory! Hens Spared Horrific Death in Grinder
Last week, we told you about TWJ Farms, an egg factory farm in Nebraska that planned to kill 70,000 unwanted chickens by placing them in an industrial machine and grinding them up-while still alive....
View ArticleConsumers Trust PETA More Than Factory Farmers
When I was on an egg factory farm, I had no idea that I was actually looking at a chicken safe house. A recent industry survey about how much credibility consumers give to different information sources...
View ArticleFree-Range Eggs Aren’t All They’re Cracked Up to Be
Many people have been scrambling to buy eggs from free-range farms, thinking that they’re healthier and more humane than eggs from factory farms. While buying eggs from local farmers who don’t cram...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Eat Eggs
I used to eat a lot of eggs, on the premise that eating just the eggs doesn’t hurt chickens. I imagined the idyllic barnyard of yesteryear, with a dozen hens pecking wherever they like, enjoying life...
View ArticleIf You Wouldn’t Smoke a Cigarette, Then Don’t Eat an Egg
Egg-eaters beware: A recent Western University study indicates that regular consumption of egg yolks is almost as bad for your heart as smoking. That’s largely because eggs are high in saturated fat...
View ArticleEgg-Free Living Is Easy
Eggs aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. You can make brownies, cookies, and cakes—and even quiche, breakfast scrambles, and “egg” salad—without cracking open a single cholesterol bomb. In a recent...
View Article7 Good Reasons to Shun Eggs During National Egg Month
Several months ago, PETA’s Los Angeles office, the Bob Barker Building, hosted an unusual adoption event. There were no dogs or cats or even rabbits. This event was for the birds — literally. Nearly...
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