Civil Eats - Landmark Agreement to Help Millions

Amazingly, the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers (primary trade association for the egg industry), two organizations traditionally at war about the treatment of laying hens, announced last week an agreement that will put into effect an end to battery cages, and will implement a series of other reforms that will greatly improve the lives of laying hens. The details of the agreement are laid out in the article below by the president and CEO of the HSUS.

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July 8, 2011
By Wayne Pacelle

"The goal of The HSUS is not endless campaigning or conflict with political adversaries, but to find a place where we can forge solutions that produce tangible and meaningful outcomes for animals and show a new way forward in society. And that means sitting down with people who see the world differently than we do, even sitting down with industries that we’ve had deep disagreements with in the past. Yesterday, we put that principle into practice. I participated in a press conference that I thought could only occur many years into the future: a joint event with The HSUS and the United Egg Producers (UEP)..."

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