Ethical Egg Choices Based on Animal Welfare Guidelines

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Explore a series of activities focused on making informed decisions when purchasing eggs, considering the welfare of animals. Learn about the Five Freedoms for Animals and how they relate to egg production methods such as caged, barn-laid, free-range, and organic. Delve into discussions on marketing influences, ethical considerations, and price comparisons to make a conscious choice. Understand recent controversies in the egg industry regarding free-range labeling and outdoor stocking densities. Make ethical egg choices while keeping animal welfare in mind.

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Five Freedoms for Animals 1. Freedom from hunger and thirst: by ready access to fresh water and a diet to maintain full health and vigour. 2. Freedom from discomfort: by providing an appropriate environment including shelter and a comfortable resting area. 3. Freedom from pain, injury or disease: by prevention through rapid diagnosis and treatment. 4. Freedom to express normal behaviour: by providing sufficient space, proper facilities and company of the animal s own kind. 5. Freedom from fear and distress: by ensuring conditions and treatment which avoid mental suffering.

ACTIVITY: Which eggs to buy? Look at this table, remember the 5 Freedoms and ask the question which eggs would you buy? Why? Why not?

ACTIVITY: Which eggs to buy? GROUP WORK Look at the pricing of eggs from Woolworths Arrange the caged, barn laid, free range and organic. Look at the stocking density/ha (recommended by CSIRO at 1500/ha) What would you now choose? Have you changed your thinking? Why? Why not?

ACTIVITY: Which eggs to buy? GROUP WORK 1. Does the marketing of eggs influence buyers? Think of the terms: Fresh Cage Eggs ; Liberty Barn Laid Eggs ; Farm Fresh Caged Eggs ; Barn Laid Natural Grain Cage Free; 2. Is Free Range really free range? 3. Is it ethical to eat caged eggs? Y/N Why? Why not? 4. How much does price come into buyers decisions? Looking at the price/100g what is the lowest price? What is category [Cage; Barn Laid; Certified Free Range; Organic]? What is the highest price? What is category [Cage; Barn Laid; Certified Free Range; Organic]?

ACTIVITY: Which eggs to buy? But that s not all The Conversation 1 August 2017 https://theconversation.com/how-to-know-what-youre-getting-when-you-buy-free-range-eggs-81675

ACTIVITY: Which egg to buy? The Conversation 1 August 2017 Last week [July 2017], egg producer Snowdale Holdings was penalised A$1 million for falsely labelling their eggs as free- range. Snowdale, one of the biggest producers in the Australian market, owns brands including Eggs by Ellah, Swan Valley Free Range, and Wanneroo Free Range. There is an Australian definition of free-range , created in March 2016 under Australian consumer law. Essentially, it means that the chickens have meaningful and regular access to the outdoors and that outdoor stocking densities are no more than 10,000 birds per hectare. CSIRO has published a code of practice for animal welfare that recommends farmers should have no more than 1,500 birds per hectare.[6 times less]