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The egg industry's busiest time of year is the Easter season. After
the holiday, "sales go down, but the hens keep on laying eggs,"
says the American Egg Board. In an effort to boost post-holiday
sales slumps, egg producers across the country celebrate May as
"National Egg Month." COK is asking you to put a compassionate spin
on this month-long industry-declared holiday by pledging to Crack
the Cruelty and choose egg-free foods for at least 30 days!
Help promote this campaign.
Cracking the Cruelty: Animal Suffering in the Egg Industry
Egg-laying hens are perhaps the most intensively confined animals
on today's factory farms. More than 95% of these hens in the
U.S.—over 250 million birds—are forced to spend
virtually their entire lives crammed inside barren wire battery
cages. They are so overcrowded, they can barely even move let alone
perform many of their most natural behaviors including dust bathing,
preening and nesting. Visit our photo gallery
and video room to take a virtual tour
inside an egg factory farm.
Egg-laying hens are routinely treated so cruelly, it would likely
lead to prosecution if those same abuses were inflicted upon the
dogs and cats with whom we share our homes.
Read COK's report: Animal Suffering in the Egg
Industry, which further discusses the hidden horrors of egg
production including the painful reality that all laying hens come
from hatcheries that kill male chicks, often by grinding, gassing,
or suffocation.
Pledge to Go Egg-Free for 30 Days!
One of the best steps each of us can take to make a difference for
egg-laying hens is to simply leave their eggs out of our shopping
carts. Choosing egg-free foods is easier than ever, and we're here
to help you along the way!
Sign COK's 30-day egg free pledge today and
receive our "Cracking the Habit" action pack filled with egg-free
recipes, coupons for delicious egg-free products and so much
more—check out our sponsors below!
Special Bonus Update: We've already sent out all
200 free copies of VegNews magazine, but don't worry—we
have an exciting new offer! Upon completing our 30-day egg-free pledge,
you'll have the opportunity to sign up for a FREE 3-trial subscription
to this award-winning magazine.
Plus, everyone who signs our pledge will be entered into a random
drawing to win a gift basket of vegan treats from Pangea, an
assortment of cookbooks, or a COK t-shirt!
Thank you to all of our sponsors for supporting COK's Egg-Free Pledge!
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