Should Quornâ?¢ Be More Explicit About the Chicken Welfare Used to Create Their Products?

Quornâ?¢ is a brand of processed food that provides vegetarians with a protein source that is meat and soy free. That is, if you are lacto-ovo vegetarian. If, however, you are a vegan allergic to soy, you might want to look for another protein source because Quornâ?¢ products are processed with egg whites and milk.

Up until 2004, Quornâ?¢ acquired their eggs from battery chickens. The company began phasing out the battery eggs in 2000 and by 2004; all eggs from Quornâ?¢ products processed in England come from free range chickens.

Quorn and free range chickens

Free range may sound like chickens living life in paradise, but that is far from the truth. Many of the free range hens are kept in sheds that house another 10,000 â?? 15, 000 birds. These hens are de-beaked (what a horrifying experience!). And although they have access to the outdoors, most hens rarely venture out of the sheds and are killed after a year of laying eggs.

Maybe Quornâ?¢ should take this opportunity to go vegan. Besides being better for the environment, the animals, and health, going vegan would increase the companyâ??s sales. Itâ??s a win-for-all situation.

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