[Huffington Post]

How much do we need to learn about factory farms before we stop
supporting them? The New York Times  recently published a short
article on the lives of 97% of laying hens in America--those raised in
battery cages. According to the report, hens are allotted about 8" x
8" of space each, and packed six to a cage. Although some of the
country's biggest egg-producing states have recently agreed to ban the
implementation of new cages for egg-laying hens (existing cages can
stay), the life of a commercially raised chicken remains abysmal.

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/isabel-cowles/you-are-what-you-eat-are_b_683888.html