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Meet Your Meat: Egg-Laying Hens

Chickens used for their eggs are crammed into filthy wire cages and denied everything that is natural and important to them. Learn more.

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“Almost all of us grew up eating meat, wearing leather, and going to circuses and zoos. We never considered the impact of these actions on the animals involved. For whatever reason, you are now asking the question: Why should animals have rights?”

— Ingrid Newkirk, PETA Founder and co-author of Animalkind

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