Sunday, January 15, 2006
CAP PROTESTS WEGMAN'S CRUEL WAYNE COUNTY EGG FACTORY
In a very unprecedented move Saturday, nine members from a meat-packing
union joined a demonstration held by an animal rights organization
outside a grocery store in Princeton, NJ. Community Animal Project,
based in Syracuse, NY is touring to Wegmans Food Market stores
throughout the country to protest the treatment of the hens on their
egg farm. Upon arriving to the demonstration at the Princeton store
location, the activists were met with nine members from the southern
New Jersey’s meat packing union the United Food Commercial Workers
(UFCW). Although naturally skeptical at first, the activists soon
learned that the union members were sincere in their intentions to join
them. They had viewed a screening of "Wegmans Cruelty" at a conference
a few weeks ago, were very disturbed by what they saw, and decided they
needed to join CAP when they heard they’d be protesting the store. The
union members were actually having friendly contests to see who could
hand out the most literature and DVDs among them. Also, thanks to their
presence, the activists were able to get closer to the store entrance
than any previous demonstration.
"I can’t believe that this company thinks the conditions on that farm
are acceptable. These hens have the same feelings as cats and
dogs....it is completely disgusting," said one of the union members.
These union members are now allies with CAP on this campaign and will
be helping with future demos and outreach.
Please visit www.communityanimalproject.org for more information on
this campaign.
Shawn DeLeo
Community Animal Project
Syracuse, NY