People around the world celebrated World Egg Day in many weird & wonderful ways by Wendy Harvie

‘Activist’, in conjunction with ‘Compassion in World Farming SA’, staged a provocative installation at UCT with women dressed in egg-yolk-yellow swimsuits, inside cages, holding egg shaped placards, calling for an end to battery eggs in South Africa. 50% of eggs in the UK are currently free range and in 2012 EU legislation will ban battery cages for egg laying hens, meanwhile only 3% of eggs in South Africa are free range. Why is this?

Exactly what are you eating when you sit down to that delicious egg breakfast? Ask the question why are battery eggs cheaper, instead of why are free range eggs more expensive? Conscious eaters the world over are calling for a stop to battery egg farming and for supermarkets & restaurants to sell and use only free range eggs in all their products. Consumers do have power but we forget it as we operate on automatic most of the time. Sign the petition and only buy free range eggs. www.activist.co.za/campaigns/2009/ ethicaleggs.php

There is a 2nd petition for Woolworths customers - asking Woolworths to only use free range eggs in all their pre-prepared food. www.activist.co.za/campaigns/2009/ woolworths.php