Happy holidays!
As the final grains of sand pour through 2015’s hourglass, the week wouldn’t feel complete without more positive retailer announcements for chickens: Nestle, the world’s largest food manufacturer, announced it would end its use of eggs from caged hens, as did Carnival Cruises and Arby’s.
All this progress led the Chicago Tribune to write this week about the egg business and declare “a monumental shift in the industry.”
Finally, want to learn more about HSUS’s fight for farm animals? NBA superstar John Salley has a new video all about it!:
Paul Shapiro
Vice President, Farm Animal Protection
The Humane Society of the United States
Follow at twitter.com/pshapiro
P.S. Video of the week: If you think dogs can’t play pool, Pibbles is here to prove you wrong.
P.P.S. Cartoon of the week: Some thoughts on holiday gift-giving…