Assault Hen Battery Cages

Here are some interesting facts from The Center for Food Safety:

The number of Americans sickened from eating Salmonella-tainted eggs every year: More than 650,000

The number of Americans killed from eating Salmonella-tainted eggs every year: 600

The question of whether or not factory farming has contributed to salmonella is not a solid link per se, but most of the factory farms use cage systems which may lead to more salmonella outbreaks. Take a look at the HSUS's President's article on battery cages.

 It is interesting to note that according to The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)’s white paper:

‘Every one of the last ten studies comparing cage to cage-free systems found higher Salmonella rates in cage systems, including a 2010 study that found 20 times greater odds of Salmonella infection in caged flocks.’


If you would like to learn more about the link between cage egg systems and the risk of salmonella, the HSUS article provides a chart to illustrate the link.  Not only is there a link between battery cages and salmonella, but consider how cruel it is to keep a hen in a 67-inch cage (less than a single sheet of letterhead paper) all her life.  I think that we need to realize there is a better alternative--cage free systems.  Although cage free systems are not perfect, they are preferable to battery cages.

If you would like to know more about what torture hens face when they are placed in battery cages, read HSUS' article on battery cages.

I would like to ask this question: If we are (as humans) considered the superior beings, then don't we have a duty to make sure we treat animals in a humane way? 

My next topic will cover animal cruelty in factory farming.

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