Animal Rights Legislation Would Make Eggs a Luxury Food

PJ Media ^ | 6/1/12 | Mindy Patterson

[SaraJohnson]

One day soon, America could wake up to a dozen eggs costing $8 or more. And unless you are involved in some aspect of farming or agriculture, you would never know that egg prices are about to skyrocket or the reason why. With food prices already increasing due to high grain and fuel costs, extraneous so-called animal welfare regulations are being imposed on U.S. food producers, large and small, by the animal rights powerhouse known as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).

[9YearLurker]

This article is all wrong.

That bill is rare in being backed by animal rights organizations and the egg industry alike. The space requirements are not that great and other standards, e.g., limiting ammonia in the henhouse environment are pretty basic too.

The usual claim is that farmers can’t afford humane standards because they’ll be priced out of the market by those who don’t follow them. This addresses that by enforcing only industry-endorsed improvements.

We don’t need to engage in needless animal cruelty to save a few cents a dozen on our eggs.