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In reply to the discussion: Brad Pitt, Bill Maher slam Costco, speak up for caged hens [View all]Omaha Steve
(100,481 posts)47. CVS: Vacuuming Antarctica for krill | SumOfUs
http://action.sumofus.org/a/cvs-antarctic-krill/?sub=homepage
Update: We've already had over 90,000 people call on CVS to stop selling krill oil pills. And now, CVS is hitting back.
CVS is claiming that the krill in its krill oil health supplements are sustainably and responsibly sourced. But the sustainability certification CVS is relying on is deeply flawed; it doesn't account for the importance of krill in the Antarctic food chain, and the fact that krill are vulnerable to climate change.
PS. If you would like to read our longer response on why the certifications are bad, click here.
CVS is supporting the plunder of Antarctica and one of the last unspoiled oceans on the planet.
The pharmacy giant is marketing and selling Antarctic krill oil as a health supplement -- vacuuming krill in vast quantities from the Antarctic oceans and pumping them into pills. It's putting the entire Antarctic ecosystem at risk, and we can stop it.
Much more and petition at link.
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Unfortunately most of the egg industry are caged hens. I would like to see Costco change their
jwirr
Jul 2015
#1
certified humane is just feel good mumbo jumbo before you hack them to pieces and eat them lol nt
msongs
Jul 2015
#16
I like to pretend I'm more progressive than people I simply disagree with too.
LanternWaste
Jul 2015
#19
No doubt you'll supply objective, peer-reviewed analysis rather than a pretty picture
LanternWaste
Jul 2015
#18
It is the USDA who has weak, outdated regulations and allows animal cruelty like puppymills
Sunlei
Jul 2015
#70
God, that's grotesque. I always buy cage-free eggs where chickens have been fed
valerief
Jul 2015
#55
Yes they do need to change this. Never buy eggs from them until they respond.
lonestarnot
Jul 2015
#67