Iowa Egg Hatchery

The Cruelty of Industrial Egg-riculture

Kurt Michael Friese | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kurt Michael Friese

There are nearly 20 times as many hens here in Iowa as there are people, producing a shade over 14 billion eggs a year. As one might expect, their living conditions are less than ideal.

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Owner Of The Hatchery Where The Infamous Chick Video Was Filmed Speaks Out

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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DES MOINES, Iowa —(AP) The owner of a northwest Iowa egg hatchery where a video shows unwanted chicks being tossed alive into a grinder says an ...

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Video Shows Chicks Ground Up Alive

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) WASHINGTON — An undercover video shot by an animal rights group at an Iowa egg hatchery shows workers discarding unwanted chicks by sending...

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