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Woolworths Signals Major Shift to Free-Range Eggs


Animals  (tags: australian woolworths, compassionate shopping, free range eggs, banning cage eggs, battery hens )

Simone
- 128 days ago - news.com.au
BATTERY hens may become a thing of the past with a supermarket giant signalling a shift to free-range eggs. Woolworths will reduce its reliance on cage eggs by almost halving to 11 the number of brands it sells. The move is expected to speed up a
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Simone D. (929)
Thursday August 13, 2009, 10:00 am
Please vote here- Would you pay more for free range eggs, http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/poll/1,,661-5041068,00.html
 

Simone D. (929)
Thursday August 13, 2009, 10:01 am
Thanks for voting, here are the results so far:

Would you pay more for free-range eggs?

Yes 77% (148 votes) No 22% (44 votes) Total votes Total of 192 votes
 

cowboss Left CareII (77)
Thursday August 13, 2009, 11:06 am
A welcome move!

Just curious -- Do Australian farmers feed Arsenic to their chickens?

cowboss
 

Simone D. (929)
Thursday August 13, 2009, 11:08 am
Yes they do cowboss.
 
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