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'''Wegmans Cruelty''' was a locally produced 2004 documentary about "alleged" animal cruelty conditions at ["Wegmans"] Egg Farms.  It focused on the controversial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_cage "battery cage"] production method used on the farms, in which five or more hens are confined in a very small space.  The documentary took a look inside the production facility to explore these issues.

Adam Durand, the documentary author who broke into the Wegman farm was cleared of felony charges but was convicted in 2006 "''by the jury of misdemeanor criminal trespassing. For this he was sentenced by Judge Dennis Kehoe to six months in jail, one year probation, 100 hours of community service, and $1500 in fines for what the judge called Durand’s “inexcusable conduct.”''" [[Footnote([http://www.upc-online.org/spring06/wegmans.html Spring 2006 Battery Cage Article])]]

Wegmans claimed that some of the footage shown in the documentary was taken from other farms. Others dispute that claim with information about GPS data.

Wegmans sold the egg farm in 2007.

==Related links==
 * [http://www.upc-online.org/spring06/wegmans.html Spring 2006 Battery Cage Article]
 * [http://urveg.org/campaigns/wegmans/responses/ Wegmans' egg excuses: fact or fiction?] 2007 from UR Vegetarian Education Group
 * [http://www.archive.org/details/Wegmans_Cruelty Wegmans Cruelty Video] on Archive.org
 * {{{ http://www.wegmanscruelty.com/content/view/50/0/ BitTorrent of the documentary }}} - Site Closed By Owner

[[Comments()]]

I've seen Battery Cage production before, and because of that I have tried to purchase eggs that have some sort of 'Animal Care' logo on them.  Consumer choice and all, you can get slave labor t-shirts, and I can decided to pay more for non-slave labor. What makes me mad is, from watching this video, it's clear that the 'Animal Care' logo is a lie. The animals taken care of under the logo are no better off than standard battery cage production.I'm no chicken hugging hippie, but goddamn, the conditions are just unsanitary, and the "Animal Care' logo is a lie. It's worth watching. Movie Quality : A+ (for a locally produced documentary, it's awesome). -["FarMcKon"]