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Recordnet.com: Let the chickens be frees <br />' <br />ff,"i"111rUldi Hill <br />Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary-- <br />have enacted policies to eliminate or greatly reduce the use of eggs <br />sun. <br />TODAY'S MOST VI ED <br />They're completely different from the day they arrived here. <br />•Stockton soldier dies <br />This proposal stinks <br />• Last stand for old Lyons building <br />Back then, they were covered in feces from hens in cages above <br />® Motorcycle rider dies in Gait crash <br />them and had ammonia burns from concentrated excrement. They'd <br />• 10 -year-old killed on Highway 12 <br />never been outside, and never had taken a step on solid ground. <br />• Share your thoughts about Record articles <br />bringing in a better economic future? <br />THIS WEEK'S MOST VIEWED <br />They had parts of their beaks cut off and were suffering from severe <br />• Crime Stoppers -- Published May 28, <br />feather loss. <br />2007 <br />• 10 -year-old killed on Highway 12 <br />Like California's nearly 20 million other hens, the birds had been <br />• Unclaimed cash could be yours <br />unable to walk or spread their wings in tiny enclosures called <br />• Angry driver runs over deputy's foot <br />battery cages. <br />THIS MONTH'S MOST VIEWED <br />Not only has an Olivera egg farm in French Camp drawn complaints <br />• Vicente Fernandez enthralls thousands <br />regarding noxious manure odors; conditions that cause fly <br />at Stockton Arena <br />infestations; abandoned vehicles; and substandard chicken houses, <br />• Morrissey show ends in frenzy <br />the owner also has admitted that birds die there each day due to <br />• 'Shabby chic' Stockton home to go on <br />outdated ventilation systems. <br />the market <br />• For this family, Mother's Day takes onepic <br />As evidence of how mainstream the movement away from battery <br />proportions <br />cages has become, Burger King recently announced it's beginning <br />to serve cage -free eggs. Many companies have completely ended <br />PHOTO GALLERIES MORE GALLERIES M <br />sales of eggs from caged hens. <br />mmmmmei'° <br />According to the Humane Society of the United States, universities <br />' <br />ff,"i"111rUldi Hill <br />Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary-- <br />have enacted policies to eliminate or greatly reduce the use of eggs <br />Stockton <br />READER INTERACTION <br />from caged hens. <br />Week in Photos: May Whales in the Delta - <br />This proposal stinks <br />21-28 9 NEW <br />There's never been a worse time for this factory farm. Companies <br />SPECIAL REPORTS MORE REPORTS ! <br />and schools are severing ties with battery cage egg producers. <br />• Submit events for our online calendar. <br />The future of battery cage egg production never has been more <br />bleak. <br />Olivera has no business creating another blight on our community <br />for the sake of a dying, abusive industry. <br />Karen Courtemanche <br />' <br />ff,"i"111rUldi Hill <br />Harvest Home Animal Sanctuary-- <br />-- -_- --- <br />Stockton <br />READER INTERACTION <br />• Read our blogs written by Record staff. <br />This proposal stinks <br />• Send us your snapshots for publication in <br />our readers' photo galleries. <br />What's more important? A big egg farm producing a lot of stink and <br />• Submit events for our online calendar. <br />not a lot of money for the community or a housing development <br />• Share your thoughts about Record articles <br />bringing in a better economic future? <br />in our forums. <br />• Write a letter to the editor. <br />The answer is pretty clear. <br />s Suggest a poll question. <br />• Have a story idea? Tell us about it! <br />Olivera Family Farms isn't bringing jobs to San Joaquin County. It <br />sure isn't bringing money to the community. <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070527/A_OPINIONO2/705270310/-1/A NEWS... 5/30/2007 <br />