Cheap eggs not worth cruelty of production

A Gazette editorial ('Eggs-acting demands,” April 27) discussed the conflict regarding standards for treatment of egg-laying hens in the United States. It mentioned that eggs are big business in Iowa and that eggs are a good source of 'affordable” protein. I think we need to talk more about why eggs are cheap.

They (producers) kill the male chicks in very cruel ways. They de-beak the laying hens. The hens are crowded in filthy, small wire cages. There is so much more, but those are some basics.

Read and see for yourself: http://tinyurl.com/kxyst5f.

Eating eggs is a choice, not a necessity. I don't understand why more people don't see the truth about this industry and decide not to support it. Think about the suffering that put this product on your plate.

Lynn Gallagher

Solon