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Hi Genevieve, Happy Eggs are not organic. They are pasture-raised, so the hens have more space to roam than most conventional hens (who spend most of the time in cages or crowded indoor hen houses), but they eat conventional feed, not organic feed.
Happy Egg cartons also bear an implied scale of standards suggesting that its eggs are even better than āfree range,ā or meet some higher standard, because they are āFree-est of the Free Range.ā
Activists complained to the UKās advertising watchdog that the Happy Egg Company was āmisleading consumersā in showing photographs of birds in lush, tree-filled pastures. Many UK supermarkets sell Happy Egg Company eggs, which are marketed as from hens that have not suffered.
In March, Organic Consumers Association sued Happy Egg Co. for false, deceptive and misleading advertising claims. Hereās why. As stated on the company website, Happy Eggs are certified āFree-Rangeā by the American Humane Association (AHA). What does that mean?
Why did Happy Eggs get sued?
In March, Organic Consumers Association sued Happy Egg Co. for false, deceptive and misleading advertising claims. Hereās why. As stated on the company website, Happy Eggs are certified āFree-Rangeā by the American Humane Association (AHA). What does that mean?
On another Happy Egg webpage, consumers read that āEverybodyās Happy ā: āWe all make choices in life.
In fact, the Happy Eggs brand doesnāt meet AHAās āPasture Raisedā standard of ā108.9 square feet per hen of outdoor area during the daytime.ā. AHA says the brandās eggs meet only its lower, ādaytime access to an outdoor area of at least 21.8 square feet per henā āFree-Rangeā standard.
In fact, the Happy Eggs brand doesnāt meet …
In fact, Happy Egg maintains that cities and states should be completely prohibited from regulating animal welfare marketing claims on egg products, because the company complies with federal egg labeling standards. The problem, of course, is that Happy Egg also argues that āthere is no federal standard defining āpasture raised.āā.
The problem, of course, is that Happy Egg also argues that āthere is no federal standard defining āpasture raised.āā. In other words, according to Happy Egg, the federal government doesnāt regulate animal welfare claims on egg products, and state and local governments shouldnāt be allowed to do so either.
The court rejected the arguments laid out in Happy Eggās motion to dismiss, so the lawsuit will move forward.
What is the reality of the hens?
In reality, the hens PETA U.K. filmed live in filthy, severely crowded sheds and are routinely subjected to painful mutilations. As a result, they are stressed and frustrated and may peck each other until their skin is red, raw, and bleeding.
Wild chickens naturally lay just 10 to 15 eggs per year and only during breeding season. Hens on egg farms have been selectively bred and physiologically manipulated to produce unnaturally high numbers of eggs. Producing so many eggs takes a heavy toll on hensā bodies.
Is Happy Egg Company a lie?
It even launched a deceptively-titled Hendependence Campaign to tout its ideas about hen welfare. But itās a lie we shouldnāt buy.
The Happy Hen Company wants you to believe that their “girls” are happily exploited on their farms. But we know this is not true. Because behind the humane marketing isthe dark side of the egg industry.
Despite financial struggles and the grim fact that there will always be sick hens, Ariana spends thousands of dollars and countless hours every month getting all of Hen Harborās residents the necessary veterinary care. Even today, Ariana is caring for Pear Pear, a sick hen who is septic from eggs rotting inside of her.
How much does Vital Farms eggs cost?
Vital Farms eggs are more expensive, but you are guaranteedeggs from hens who have never been exposed to pesticides or antibiotics. Cost: $6.99/dozen. A note on cost. If youāre buying eggs for less than $3-4/dozen, odds are verygood that your eggs comeĀ from inhumanely treated hens.
The free-range idea was to increase the nutritional value of the egg by virtue of the chicken roaming and eating worms , seeds , etc. That the chickens get exercise is one thing, that there is anything in that exercise yard for them to eat (grass, seeds, etc.) is another issue altogether.
2) Pasture-raised eggs graze on pasture much of the time, and are able to peck and eat whatever they find in the dirt/grass, which may include worms and bugs (thatās what gives those super yellow yolks). Most pastured hens are also given some vegetarian feed, which if not organic may contain GMO soy and corn.
Egg yolk color is determined by the amount of xanthophylls included in the feed, Xanthophylls are natural pigments found in nature in only plant and vegetable sources. They are not found in the worms and little bugs. Yellow corn has about 8 mg xanthophylls per pound.
September 27, 2017 at 3:45 pm. Hi Genevieve, Happy Eggs are not organic. They are pasture-raised, so the hens have more space to roam than most conventional hens (who spend most of the time in cages or crowded indoor hen houses), but they eat conventional feed, not organic feed.
Eggs from your own backyard chickens might be Grade B or not even achieve grade B, though they could be delicious. Also the difference between Grade AA and Grade A is minimal ā and could be compared to an apple that is slightly misshapen and an apple thatās perfectly round, but still tastes fantastic.
In fact many healthy, responsibly produced foods are not accessible to the poor in the U.S. which is unjust. However, it doesnāt change the fact that cheap, factory farmed food is taking a toll on land, farm workers, water supply, soil, animal welfare, and human health.
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