Take Action: NY Times Treats Egg-laying Hens as Commodities
Please use the links in this story to call out the New York Times for portraying hens as units of production in its coverage of the falling price of eggs.
As Egg Prices Drop, the New York Times Ignores the Cost to Hens
In a 1,600 word story about the economics of egg production, the NY Times fails to acknowledge that cheap eggs depend on practices that impose significant costs on the hens. A complete and balanced account…