Victory: BOCA to Stop Using Eggs by End of 2009
posted by: Drew Wilson

Two weeks ago, we announced on the care2 causes blog that BOCA was considering going egg-free. Activists from Compassion Over Killing, Mercy for Animals, and the Animal Protection & Rescue League teamed up to run a shock-and-awe campaign of phone calls, emails, and letters. They mobilized thousands of people who buy BOCA products to call the office and ask the company to stop using eggs altogether. And it worked! BOCA has made the compassionate decision. By the end of 2009 BOCA will no longer use any eggs in their products.
This victory comes less than two months after boca-egg-facts.com was launched. On March 19, 2009 a company representative emailed Compassion Over Killing:
"…I am pleased to let you know the BOCA brand will be eliminating eggs in all of its products by the end of this year. We anticipate all BOCA products will be egg free in 2010."
By removing eggs from their ingredient list, BOCA is withdrawing financial support for factory farms that use battery-cages. They are striking a blow against the cruel egg industry. Whether or not you choose to eat eggs, this is a major victory for animals. This brings us one step closer to ending intense confinement of hens in factory farms.
Battery-cages are truly one of the cruelest form of intense industrial animal agriculture. Somewhere around 95% of eggs produced in the the United States come from hens who confined inside these barren wire cages. Hens are usually afforded only 67 square inches, that's less than the size of a sheet of paper. The birds can barely move, cannot spread their wings, walk, or dust-bathe. They can't do anything that natural to them. The cages are filthy and dead birds are often left in the cages for days.
Based on the ingredient listings online, it looks like this means that of the 14 items made with egg, 10 will now be vegan.
Please contact the company to thank them! Why not send them a care2 e-card? You can email them at boca@casupport.com. For more information about the horrors of egg factory farms, visit: EggIndustry.com.