Happy Monday morning! Are you ready for some good news? I know I like to start my week with good news. How about this: WickedRutabaga reports that the University of Guelph has adopted a free-run egg policy in heir cafeteria! How cool is that? The school is mostly known for their agricultural programs, and the change came into effect after polling more than 300 students, who indicated that they’d be willing to pay the higher prices (50 percent higher, but we’re talking about the cost of scrambled eggs, not new cars).
Now check this out – remember how I said that Guelph has a decent agriculture program? They were actually ranked seventh in the world as a university with impact on agricultural sciences. This university just said “Basically our research showed that battery cages are a pretty inhumane system.” That’s right, one of the top agri-food research institutions in the world just called battery cages inhumane, and they even went so far as to do something about it. How hot is that?
Lobbyists, of course, are less than pleased. It seems Guelph has taken choice away from the consumers. Oh, and those cages? They’re there for the chicken’s protection, according to Harry Pelissero, a third-generation egg producer and general manager of Egg Farmers of Ontario. Harry, we’re all worried about your well being and are totally willing to pitch in for new accommodations for you. Don’t worry about us, I have the feeling your new safe home won’t cost us much at all.
