McDonald’s to Use Eggs From Only Cage-Free Hens

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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/10/b...s.html?_r=2&smid=tw-nytimesbusiness&smtyp=cur

In a move that has significant implications for American and Canadian egg producers, the McDonald’s Corporation is announcing that it will begin phasing out the use of eggs from hens housed in cages.

The company uses some two billion shell and liquid eggs annually, or a little more than 4 percent of the 43.56 billion eggs produced in the United States last year. With the national introduction last week of plans to sell some breakfast items all day long, the company expects to buy even more eggs. For example, the Egg McMuffin, which uses one egg per sandwich, is one of the company’s most popular menu items.

With less than 10 percent of the nation’s laying hens housed as “cage-free,” it could take McDonald’s as long as 10 years to reach its goal of having 100 percent come from hens in what are known as “aviary systems.” Those allow chickens to move freely up and down tiers and among nesting areas inside barns.
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vraiblonde

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I think it's hilarious the way throwback hippies worry so much about eggs from "happy chickens". Chickens aren't ever happy. It's not what they do. Anyone who has ever had any contact with a live chicken knows that they are some of the most miserable fussy animals on the planet. That's why they don't have any associative words or phrases that are positive. The word "chicken" itself is an insult.

Ruffled feathers
Chicken feed
Chickens come home to roost
Madder'n a wet hen
Play chicken
Go to bed with the chickens
And, of course, running around like a chicken with its head cut off

Chickens suck. Let's eat them!
 
Vince

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vraiblonde said:
I think it's hilarious the way throwback hippies worry so much about eggs from "happy chickens". Chickens aren't ever happy. It's not what they do. Anyone who has ever had any contact with a live chicken knows that they are some of the most miserable fussy animals on the planet. That's why they don't have any associative words or phrases that are positive. The word "chicken" itself is an insult.

Ruffled feathers
Chicken feed
Chickens come home to roost
Madder'n a wet hen
Play chicken
Go to bed with the chickens
And, of course, running around like a chicken with its head cut off

Chickens suck. Let's eat them!
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More fried chicken for me. :yum:
 
acommondisaster

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vraiblonde said:
I think it's hilarious the way throwback hippies worry so much about eggs from "happy chickens". Chickens aren't ever happy. It's not what they do. Anyone who has ever had any contact with a live chicken knows that they are some of the most miserable fussy animals on the planet. That's why they don't have any associative words or phrases that are positive. The word "chicken" itself is an insult.

Ruffled feathers
Chicken feed
Chickens come home to roost
Madder'n a wet hen
Play chicken
Go to bed with the chickens
And, of course, running around like a chicken with its head cut off

Chickens suck. Let's eat them!
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Agreed! I think it's hilarious that they also think that somehow it's more humane for the chickens to be cage free. *queue the "Born Free" theme song. The truth is:
Chickens used to produce eggs, including eggs labeled "cage-free," have their beaks forcibly mutilated to minimize the damage they cause each other when crowded together.
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http://www.humanemyth.org/cagefree.htm


Yeah, that makes it better. Object to the way chickens are treated in order to supply food to millions of people? Then don't eat eggs or get your own chicken coop. One day, these silly azz people will realize they've eliminated every food source on earth because it's "mean".
 
vraiblonde

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acommondisaster said:
Agreed! I think it's hilarious that they also think that somehow it's more humane for the chickens to be cage free. *queue the "Born Free" theme song. The truth is:
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Not to mention, if they're free to roam they are easy pickin's for predators who don't give a damn about killing them humanely.
 
acommondisaster

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vraiblonde said:
Not to mention, if they're free to roam they are easy pickin's for predators who don't give a damn about killing them humanely.
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Cage free is different than range free. Cage free means there are still thousands and thousands of them housed in a facility. They still dont see the light of day. Cage free really means nothing in terms of humane treatment.
 
vraiblonde

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acommondisaster said:
Cage free is different than range free. Cage free means there are still thousands and thousands of them housed in a facility. They still dont see the light of day. Cage free really means nothing in terms of humane treatment.
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You're right - was thinking free-range. :yay:
 
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