{"id":34236,"date":"2012-01-17T17:58:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T22:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=27751"},"modified":"2012-01-17T17:58:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-17T22:58:25","slug":"europe-bans-battery-cage-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/europe-bans-battery-cage-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe Bans Battery-Cage Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><object width=\"500\" height=\"370\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.animalvisuals.org\/p\/virtualbatterycage\/e\/eng\/vbce_l.swf\"><\/param><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.animalvisuals.org\/p\/virtualbatterycage\/e\/eng\/vbce_l.swf\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"500\" height=\"370\"><\/embed><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>News<\/strong>: Keeping chickens in battery cages and selling their eggs is now illegal in Europe. &#8220;On the first day of 2012, keeping hens in such cages became illegal, in all 27 countries of the European Union,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/environment\/articles\/2012\/01\/17\/3407657.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reports<\/a>. &#8220;Hens can still be kept in cages, but they must have more space, and the cages must have nest boxes and a scratching post.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this is important<\/strong>: Keeping chickens in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.animalvisuals.org\/projects\/empathy\/virtualbatterycage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">battery cages<\/a> is cruel, downright cruel, and disgusting. 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