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[Missy Higgins:] When I heard about Animals Australia launching this campaign
to stop battery hen cages I really wanted to lend my support,
because it's something that I feel pretty strongly about, and I think
Australia would feel really strongly about if they knew what was really going on.
If you're an animal lover like me, you'll be really happy to hear
that in the UK, the last battery hen has just been freed from her cage,
and that battery cages are now banned throughout the European Union.
But our own government is refusing to act, and as I speak,
12 million beautiful hens are cruelly confined in Australia.
[chickens squawking]
It's up to us to set them free. Join me in refusing to buy cage eggs
and help Animals Australia make the battery cage history.
I don't think most people in Australia know that there are 12 million
caged hens still left in Australia.
I was certainly shocked to find out that figure.
[chickens squawking]
When I heard that the European Union had banned the battery hen cage,
I was really thrilled that someone had set a precedent.
Any life of any creature on Earth that involves
never seeing the outdoors until the very last day of their life is just,
it's impossible to imagine supporting that kind of thing. And if we can avoid it,
then I think that, you know, it's the least we can do.
It's so sad that 12 million beautiful hens like Henrietta are still
in battery cages today around Australia.
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And now that the European Union have banned battery hen cages,
I think it's really time for Australia to step up and ban them as well,
because the quality of life of these hens is just horrendous,
and I don't think anybody wants to contribute to that.
People's buying choices is a way of voting. It's the biggest power that the people have.
If people would just stop buying cage eggs, then the problem would be over.
Like that's as simple as it gets.
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