Coney
05-10-06, 06:16 PM
(I looked around for another post on this, but didn't see one)
Okay, so I have to admit I was very ignorant on this issue. I used to buy the eggs with the logo "Animal Care Certified" on it, free range, no antibiotics, etc. because I thought the hens were actually somewhat cared for. On the Compassion Over Killing site, they did some investigating on the Animal Care Certified thing, and found that it was a big fat lie.
Read on:
http://www.cok.net/camp/acc/
"From 2002 to 2005, the majority of U.S. egg producers labeled their egg cartons with a logo that read "Animal Care Certified." Despite the image conveyed by such a message, hens who were laying "Animal Care Certified" eggs were still subjected to abuses so terrible, they would be illegal if forced on dogs or cats.
So in 2003, COK filed legal petitions with federal agencies and the Better Business Bureau, alleging that these producers were engaged in misleading advertising. But this was just the beginning of COK's campaign.
Over the next two years, COK conducted investigations inside so-called "Animal Care Certified" egg farms, argued its case two times before the Better Business Bureau, lobbied federal agencies, produced damning media exposés, conducted consumer polls and public outreach, and even filed a lawsuit.
The hard work paid off not only with nationwide media coverage of the campaign, but on September 30, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced deceptive "Animal Care Certified" logo will no longer be stamped on egg cartons nationwide as soon as March 31, 2006!..."
Okay, so I have to admit I was very ignorant on this issue. I used to buy the eggs with the logo "Animal Care Certified" on it, free range, no antibiotics, etc. because I thought the hens were actually somewhat cared for. On the Compassion Over Killing site, they did some investigating on the Animal Care Certified thing, and found that it was a big fat lie.
Read on:
http://www.cok.net/camp/acc/
"From 2002 to 2005, the majority of U.S. egg producers labeled their egg cartons with a logo that read "Animal Care Certified." Despite the image conveyed by such a message, hens who were laying "Animal Care Certified" eggs were still subjected to abuses so terrible, they would be illegal if forced on dogs or cats.
So in 2003, COK filed legal petitions with federal agencies and the Better Business Bureau, alleging that these producers were engaged in misleading advertising. But this was just the beginning of COK's campaign.
Over the next two years, COK conducted investigations inside so-called "Animal Care Certified" egg farms, argued its case two times before the Better Business Bureau, lobbied federal agencies, produced damning media exposés, conducted consumer polls and public outreach, and even filed a lawsuit.
The hard work paid off not only with nationwide media coverage of the campaign, but on September 30, 2005, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced deceptive "Animal Care Certified" logo will no longer be stamped on egg cartons nationwide as soon as March 31, 2006!..."