Google's Not Evil, to Chickens!
On May 11, the Humane Society of the United States, the country's largest defender of animal rights, formally recognized Google for banishing from its dining facilities eggs laid by hens confined within cages or tiny enclosures. That's a lot of eggs. Google's infamous campus cafeterias dish out 7,000 gallons of liquefied eggs, and 300,000 shell eggs a year. You know who else is a good egg? It's Google competitor Yahoo, which is also slated soon to do the same in its cafeterias. The Humane Society is hoping that all the clucking will draw attention to the fact that in the United States, approximately 95 percent of eggs sold come from hens confined to enclosures so small the birds can't even spread their wings, let alone "engage in many other natural behaviors." The kudos for Google come at a time when some are beginning to question the company's well-known do-no-evil credo because of some of its actions, such as agreeing to censor info in China. |
Comments (4)
Check out the great article about Google's socially responsible decision in the San Jose Mercury News today! http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/14552520.htm
Posted by Paul Shapiro | May 11, 2006 12:51 PM
I wonder if any of the folk that are so concerned about how the eggs are harvested are concerned about the babies that are aborted every day. It amazes me the way people can be concerned about animals but can kill babies and not blink an eye. Something is wrong here it seems to me. Have a good day.
Posted by Melvin Tisdale | May 11, 2006 7:01 PM
I am always surprised when people think that if one cares for animals one cannot care for humans, or vice versa. I'd say there is a lot more public debate and discussion about the choice issue than about the treatment of battery cage hens, Melvin.
Posted by Elisa Camahort | May 12, 2006 10:44 AM
I wonder if any of the folk replying on here are right wing neo-fascists who wish to remove the right of an individual to make their own choices in life, then provide fecious comments on stories regarding chickens trying to mask their feelings behind something of vague merit. Oh, right, yes, that would be you then Melvin.
Posted by Ric | May 12, 2006 11:12 AM