PETA picks on Trappists

The monks at Mepkin Abbey are being harassed by PETA for, well, following industry practices in egg farming. So why isn't PETA picking on, say, Ohio Fresh Eggs? Because monks are "supposed to know better", so it's more newsworthy.

Now, I don't like caging chickens. And I've never forced a molt; it seems to happen naturally all too easily...which makes this statement:

Molting was banned last year by the United Egg Producers.
...more than a little ridiculous.

If Trappists were given to words, I'm sure they could find some choice ones. But I have only two words to say to political organizations which interfere with monastic life: "cluck, you."

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