Ask Wegmans to phase out battery cages!
First delivery!
On April 17th 2006 we delivered the first batch of over 2,100 petitions to Wegmans corporate HQ.
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Along with the Humane Society of the U.S. we're asking Danny Wegman to phase out the cruel “battery” cages used at his 750,000-hen egg farm. A company that claims to be an industry leader in animal welfare shouldn't be inflicting unnecessary cruelty. Other large grocery chains have already phased out battery-cage eggs. Why can't Wegmans?
Please add your voice: We'll print out your signatures and deliver them to Wegmans headquarters in Rochester, New York.
Latest signatures
| Date | Name | Where | Shops at | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-15 | Veronica VanGordon | Endicott, NY | Wegmans Johnson City | I was sickened by the living conditions I have seen the hens owned by your company live in. I debate whether I will be back to shop knowing that a store such as Wegmans could support such atrocities. Please support cage free hens...I would be willing to pay more if assured that the hens had decent living conditions. |
| 2008-05-13 | Ryan Stotz | Brockport, NY | Wegmans Brockport | There is no reason to continue the use of battery cages. You have even lied about the conditions the hens are in. It's cruel and should be stopped. |
| 2008-05-12 | Private | Wegmans Warrington | ||
| 2008-05-11 | Private | Timonium, MD | Wegmans Hunt Valley | I am also supporter of Farm Animals Concern Trust. |
| 2008-05-11 | Private | Hanover, PA | Wegmans Harrisburg West | I used to think it a "treat" to shop at a Wegmans store. You will not see me until you adopt humane conditions for your animals. If we are to use an animal for food, we OWE the creature a prior good life... |
| 2008-05-09 | jean price | sugarloaf, pa | Wegmans Wilkes-Barre | I love wegman's store and believe they can do something to improve conditions--I'm willing to pay more for their eggs. |
| 2008-05-08 | bernadine seminack | DOYLESTOWN,, PA | Wegmans Warrington | Just discovered this outrage, please stop as I'd like to continue to shop & be a SATISFIED customemr. Thank you. |
| 2008-05-05 | Jane Peterson | Rochester, NY | Wegmans Pittsford | I do NOT approve of getting eggs from these inhumane situations. These farms should be banned and or boycotted , therefore forcing them to go out of business. I urge you to stand up for right. |
| 2008-05-04 | phala bowles | staunton, va | ||
| 2008-05-04 | Brendan Biddlecom | Buffalo, NY | Wegmans Amherst St | Wegmans can do better than this. I'll being doing my part to make sure friends and family know about Wegmans unnecessarily inhumane treatment of these animals. |
| 2008-05-02 | Private | hialeah, fl | ||
| 2008-05-02 | Private | Macedon, NY | Wegmans Penfield | |
| 2008-04-25 | Private | Johnson City, NY | Wegmans Johnson City | |
| 2008-04-24 | Private | Wegmans Holt Road | ||
| 2008-04-21 | Private | |||
| 2008-04-19 | Todd Agnello | Rochester, NY | Wegmans East Ave | Wegman's can do better. Please phase out these atrocious "battery" cages. |
| 2008-04-19 | Ann Harvey | Wegmans Fairfax | I have stopped shopping at any Wegmans and shop now at Whole Foods and will boycott your stores until you adopt humane methods. I will tell all I know of this outrage. | |
| 2008-04-18 | Private | Prattsburgh, NY | Wegmans Elmira | You are sick just having a vet to care for the sick is the proper thing to do. I liked your store until I saw this you need to be put in a cage and see how it feels |
| 2008-04-14 | Helene Laplante D. | Sherbooke, qc | I do not eat or buy eggs, but when I talk to people who do, I urge them to buy eggs responsibly, and this means not to buy eggs from battery caged hens. | |
| 2008-04-10 | Private | Downingtown, PA | Wegmans Downingtown | |
| 2008-04-09 | Mimi Fioravanti | Bethlehem, PA | Wegmans Bethlehem | Please stop this cruel and unnecessary use of "battery" cages. When I hear that you have, I will resume shopping at your store, until then I will boycott. I am also going to share this information with family and many friends and colleagues that shop at Wegmans. I believe you can and will do this because I believe your corporation is aspires to a high moral code and ethics and will do what it takes to rectify this. |
| 2008-04-06 | Sarah Fecht | Cicero, ny | Wegmans Cicero | Not only is this practice cruel to animals, it cannot be healthy to eat the eggs of such unhealthy chickens.I am appalled. |
| 2008-04-04 | Shawn Carey | Rochester, NY | Wegmans Pittsford | Everyone is aware that living creatures are sacrificed in the name of human consumption, but the fate of farm animals does not excuse or justify sentencing them a pitiful existence as egg (or meat) producing "plants". As a progressive company, I urge you to exert your influence over suppliers. You have the power to make yourself a shining example of humanity and compassion in this increasingly brutal age. Removing foie gras from your menu would also go a long way towards showing that you're taking a stand against cruel farm industry practices. |
| 2008-04-03 | Private | Wegmans Harrisburg West | ||
| 2008-04-02 | Private | Syracuse, NY | Wegmans Onondaga | |
| 2008-04-01 | Private | Rochester, NY | Wegmans Britton Rd | I will no longer be shopping at your store. What you are doing to these poor animals is absolutely HORRIFYING! If you can't see that this is no way to treat living creatures then there is something definitly wrong, GREED I would gues. People will pay more for cruelty free eggs and for any cruelty free food for that matter. Please stop this cruelty !! |
| 2008-04-01 | Private | camp hill, pa | Wegmans Harrisburg West | After seeing the video on your egg farm, its fair to say your in for the money. Also, I think the remarks about the shrimp farms means anything. Unless they are from the usa there is no way that u can controll the nasty conditions of these shirmp farms....good luck |
| 2008-03-29 | david kushner | palmyra, pa | My family prefers to support are local farmers markets, as well as are local corner grocer and organic store. After watching this video I am even more proud that we do not support wegmans with are patronage. buy eggs from free range hens! and support local farmers raise free range birds. | |
| 2008-03-27 | Private | North Syracuse, NY | Wegmans Taft Rd | I will no longer be shopping at your store. What you are doing to these poor animals is terrible and should be done to you! I will be shopping at the farmers market from now on. |
| 2008-03-27 | Private | Wegmans McKinley | ||
| 2008-03-26 | Karen Trotzinka | Ocean, NJ | Wegmans Ocean | Please phase out the use of battery cages from your egg suppliers. I love how socially responsible your company is and that is the main reason that I do my shopping at your stores. I just hope that you will determine that the use of battery cages is not in agreement with your company vision. |
| 2008-03-24 | Jillian Henderson | Wegmans Cherry Hill | How would you like it if your family were put in cages. | |
| 2008-03-22 | Ben Bradford | Battery cages are one of the most cruel forms of animal brutality today. Hens are forced to spend their whole life in tiny, cramped areas. Their legs and internal organs fail due to overfeeding. I am sure you are aware of the horrors of battery cages. Please act respnsibly and morally and stop selling eggs produced in battery cage farms. Thank you. | ||
| 2008-03-21 | Private | Derby, NY | Wegmans McKinley | I'm shocked that a store that I have so much respect for, could allow such HORRIBLE conditions - stop this cruelty. |
| 2008-03-21 | Robin Ercole | Wegmans Manalapan | ||
| 2008-03-19 | Melissa Hillengas | Wegmans Ridge-Culver | ||
| 2008-03-19 | Jeanine Goodwin | |||
| 2008-03-17 | Karen Sweetland | New York, NY | ||
| 2008-03-17 | Private | Ashburn, VA | Wegmans Dulles | |
| 2008-03-17 | Tree Riesener | Wayne, PA | Wegmans Downingtown | |
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