Immoral Nature Of Factory Farming

The severe pollution caused by the Capital Egg Company battery egg farm at Makara (which sells eggs to Thorndon New World under the "Farmer Brown" brand ) highlights the immoral nature of factory farming, says Campaign Against Factory Farming (CAFF) Chair and Karori resident Dr. Michael Morris.

"It is not surprising that a company keeping hens in such hideous and cruel conditions would also have a cavalier attitude towards neighbours and the wider environment. Every factory farm recently investigated in New Zealand has combined shocking conditions for the animals with environmental destruction and a contempt for the law on environmental preservation".

CAFF says that the government has spinelessly capitulated to industry interest in allowing factory farming to continue. "We cannot expect much action from this gutless government, so we are instead calling on the Wellington City Council to ban factory farming within the city", says Morris.

CAFF will be starting a petition to Wellington City Council for a ban later this month, and will be presenting signatures to a council meeting. In the meantime, CAFF are calling for consumers to avoid the "Farmer Brown" brand, as well as brands such as "country life", "farm fresh" or "hen house", which also come from caged (battery) farms.

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