Exeter eliminates eggs from caged birds from their student’s menu
Phillips Exeter uses chicken-friendly eggs
EXETER, NH - Phillips Exeter Academy’s new dining policy is for the birds.
Well, for the chickens anyway.
The boarding school has eliminated the use of eggs from caged birds from its dining facilities. School officials hope the move will encourage moral decision making among students.
"Offering more humanely produced eggs naturally fits our commitment to foster goodness and decency in our students," said David Davidson, dining director for the school.
The majority of eggs produced in the United States come from factory farms criticized by animal-rights activists for raising hens in battery cages. The cages are the size of a sheet of paper and prevent animals from spreading their wings and exercising, activists say.
Phillips Exeter joins a growing list of schools eliminating use of eggs from caged birds. More than 80 colleges and universities are involved, including the University of New Hampshire and Tufts University.
Phillips Exeter said it uses more than 80,000 eggs a year.
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