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A letter to the Muskogee Phoenix, Muskogee, P.O. Box 1968, Muskogee, OK 74402-1968, OK, Nov 5, 2007 THE PEOPLE SPEAK: Where did signature collectors come from? |
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- The vote on cockfighting may be long over for Cynthia
Armstrong. However, it is not over for 5,000 Oklahomans.
She might ask herself how many of the 480 signature
gathers were by legal Oklahoma voters and residents. This
is not a matter of cockfighting, but law.
Cynthia and Janet along with Arizona resident Jamie
Massey and the Humane Society of the United States may
need some time to consider what constitutes a conspiracy
charge in Oklahoma, along with fraud. I would say it is time
to lawyer up.
Crying animal rights will not get it this time. The
endorsements by the so-called national animal
rights groups are laughable.
- The donations to this referendum by HSUS and Fund for
Animals, which are one and the same organization now,
was basically 90 percent of the funds used by the few
Oklahoma individuals behind this.
On the HSUS Web site, it states they came into Oklahoma
to change the law. Cynthia was a puppet who has been
rewarded with a job. Yes, she now works for the HSUS.
- Jackie Dill, Coyle OK
- Ed: Is this how HSUS spends its $30 million from Katrina?
| Are Free Range Birds Happier? Maybe Not! From the United Egg Producers (UEP): December 19, 2007 |
- Animal rights activists have long alleged that hens in modern cages
live a horribly stressed life, but new research appears to debunk
those claims. Researchers have discovered that free range hens
experience just as much or more stress than hens raised in modern,
conventional cages.
A recent study conducted by Dr. Jeff Downing at University of
Sydney measured corticosterone, a hormone produced in response
to stress or fear, in eggs from free range and modern caged hens. The
study showed that the levels of the hormone were similar in both
types of eggs.
Free range hens deal with pressures that hens in modern cages do
not, researchers explained. For instance, hens in modern cages are
protected from outside predators, while free range hens are not.
"They are constantly in fear of attack by predators," said Downing.
"A shadow (a bird flying overhead) comes over and they are
completely startled."
Hens in modern cages also are protected from many of the manure-
borne diseases and parasites that affect free range hens. And hens in
modern cages are protected from extreme weather which adds stress
to free range hens which are not protected. Modern cages also help
prevent infection and spread of the avian influenza virus which
- can affect wild birds and outdoor flocks of hens. Free range eggs can
cost up to three times as much as conventional eggs.
"This study confirms what America's egg farmers already knew,"
said Gene Gregory, president of the United Egg Producers, the
nation's leading trade association for U.S. family egg farmers. "That
well-run, clean modern cage housing systems have many benefits for
hens as well as consumers." Separate research studies also show that
hens raised in conventional cages tend to have fewer diseases and live
longer, Gregory added.
Modern egg production under the UEP Certified animal welfare
program provides hens with nutritious food, clean water, fresh air
and sufficient space to allow hens to stand, turn around, lie down,
stretch and preen. Farms are inspected annually to ensure
compliance. Consumers should look for the UEP Certified logo on
cartons from participating farmers. For more information visit, www.
uepcertified.com.
UEP developed the UEP Certified program for modern egg
production from scientific guidelines established by an independent
advisory committee of top animal welfare experts in the U.S.
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