July 16, 2008 - Kitimat Council Supports Battery Cage Ban

 

The City of Kitimat recently weighed in with their support for cage free eggs.

 

Moved by Councillor Singh and seconded by Councillor MacFarlane, the City sent a letter to the Provincial Government and the Federal Government stating that Kitimat City Council opposes battery cage egg production based on the inherent cruelty of confining egg-laying hens in battery cages; and that a letter be written to the Union of British Columbia Municipalities requesting all members to adopt a similar initiative.

The following is a copy of the letters sent to the Provincial Minister of Agriculture Honourable Stan Hagen and the Federal Minister of Agriculture Honourable Gerry Ritz.

 

July 16, 2008

 

Dear Sir:

Subject: Humane Treatment of Hens

Kitimat Council received correspondence from the Vancouver Humane Society dated June 20, 2008 – copy attached. The correspondence dealt with the treatment of egg laying hens kept in battery cages.

 

After consideration of the information provided, Kitimat Council resolved to write to Senior levels of government encouraging them to ban battery cages for laying hens.

 

Yours truly,

Walter McLellan
Municipal Clerk

:WRM

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Pc: Vancouver Humane Society