Cruel and inhumane treatment of farm animals must end. Help us raise awareness to encourage compassion and ultimately stop this horrific mistreatment of animals.

From November 30 to December 9, 2005, an investigator affiliated with Compassion Over Killing worked undercover at Pennsylvania's Esbenshade Farms, one of the nation's top egg producers. As reported in The Philadelphia Inquirer, the investigator documented appalling conditions for hundreds of thousands of hens, including birds with their wings, legs, or feet entangled in the wires of cages, unable to access food or water. COK presented the video footage to a Lancaster County humane officer who agreed that the conditions were cruel and inhumane, and, as a result of the video documentation and other evidence, the owner and manager of the farm have each been charged with 35 counts of criminal animal cruelty. The case is still pending in court.

What factory farmers try to hide, COK exposes. Since the abusive practices of the meat, egg, and dairy industries remain relatively hidden, COK coordinates many programs not only to shine a light on animal agribusiness and its cruel treatment of animals, but also to empower and encourage individuals to explore vegetarian eating as a way to help animals.

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