Launch of nocagedeggs.com

[Alistair]

Please note that the advertisment that will be screen on Aussie TV after 9:30 pm is not everyones cup of tea and may be disturbing for some.

On the otherhand it is a dramatic and effective ad that I think will creat quite a stir and get a lot of people talking and doing things about battery farming.

http://www.nocagedeggs.com/

[Oracl]

I just watched the ad (having put off doing so as I get pretty depressed by these sorts of things). It is very effective. :agree: I was particularly interested to read about the making of the ad and about Suzy and her seven sisters. :) Thanks for posting the link, Alistair. :thumbsup:

I gave a home to some ex-battery hens a long time ago. It made me very emotional when I took them home and watched them (almost immediately) have their first ever dust baths. I guess that instinct had been there all their lives. :(

[Oracl]

OK, call me a :bhead: but where on the website? And do you mean the nocagedeggs website or the Animal Lib website? I must be having a bad day as I cannot find the dates. :crying:

[Alistair]

OK, call me a :bhead: but where on the website? And do you mean the nocagedeggs website or the Animal Lib website? I must be having a bad day as I cannot find the dates. :crying:

I think this is what you are looking for - it's okay - the link wasn't posted before. Came to me through a different network.

http://www.humanbatterycage.com/

[Oracl]

Thanks, Alistair. :thumbsup: I have volunteered to sit in a cage. :agree: I also added a comment that Mr Cal may be persuaded to sit in a cage too! ;) :D

[Fauxmage]

I'd like to see that. :updn:

[Oracl]

I'd like to see that. :updn:
I'll make sure I take a photo! ;) :D

[Oracl]

OK, so I spent a few hours in a Human Battery Cage on Tuesday, in the centre of Brisbane, and I have a sore bum from the experience. :wigglebutt:

Each of the cages housed four human animals. We handed out Why Vegan? leaflets to passers-by and spoke to them about the extreme cruelty of the caged hen farming system. A friend took a couple of photos but she hasn't emailed them to me yet. ;) :)

[Gliondrach]

Well done! Were many people interested?

[Oracl]

Yes, but only a small number of them really wanted to know what we were doing in the cages. Most of these signed our petition to ban the battery cage in Oz. :) Some of the passers-by, who were too busy to stop, :rolleyes: were clearly amused at the spectacle and a few rather obviously pretended not to notice us. :sigh:

[Gliondrach]

Did you need to get permission for the event?

[Charmagne]

Way to go Oracl!:yea: :yea:

[Bowwowmeow]

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
:egg: :chick: :egg: :chick: :egg: :chick: :egg:

[Oracl]

Did you need to get permission for the event?
Yes, from the city council. :agree:

Thanks, Charmagne and Bowwowmeow! :)

[thevegantwins]

That's a fantastic AR activity, Oracl. I would think some people would now contemplate next time they want to eat chicken menstrual waste/aborted fetus. Was it done in the colder weather so you wouldn't molt? :rofl:

[Oracl]

Was it done in the colder weather so you wouldn't molt? :rofl:
:rolleyes: :D

[Oracl]

Here's a photo of the Human Battery Cages. I put the other, more personal, close-up photo in a more private part of the forum. ;) :)

http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r304/Oracl/HumanBatteryCage1A-1.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Yes, naked pictures must go in the private section. Members only.

[Oracl]

:agree: :shh: :cool:

[Alistair]

I should locate the Human Battery Cage pics from when they were in Adelaide!
Wasn't sure where to put this - we don't seem to have a demo section.
Hola all - sorry I have been away for so long.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1002/1342302474_a3fc569ff1.jpg

[Gliondrach]

Welcome back. What's the ALV?

[Alistair]

ALV is Animal Liberation Victoria. They are wonderful people. They take a harder line than most which means they won't suggest free-rage eggs in the call against caged systems - that link of thing.

Their protests tend to be loud and media interesting - there was a lot of interest though we weren't there for long.

[Bowwowmeow]

Hi Alistair! Another great picture! I think we have a thread on animal lib activities, but you are free to start new threads if you can't find one that suits you.
If I find the thread I'm thinking of, I'll move your post there.

[Charmagne]

It is a great picture! Really gets the point across.:agree:

[Oracl]

Great picture. :thumbsup: Hooray for Alistair! :yea: :cheer:

[thevegantwins]

:wave: Hi Alistair. Thanks for that photo. Very poignant. What was the response of the general public when they saw the demo?

[Gliondrach]

Their protests tend to be loud and media interesting - there was a lot of interest though we weren't there for long.

Loud voices get noticed.