On Monday 16 August, registered RSPCA Cupcake Cooks across Australia will celebrate Cupcake Day for the RSPCA! They’ll descend on their schools, workplaces and social groups with batches of scrumptious homemade cupcakes to be exchanged for donations to the RSPCA.
As the animal welfare organisation receives less than 2% from the government, they rely on the community to continue. By using cage-free eggs, cooks are not only raising much needed funds, they’re helping to get hens out of cages.
“When baking cupcakes for RSPCA Cupcake Day it’s important to Choose Wisely and use eggs that have come from either RSPCA Approved or cage-free farming systems,” said RSPCA NSW CEO Steve Coleman.
Things to remember when choosing eggs:
#1 Avoid buying cage eggs all together. If it doesn’t specify the production system then unfortunately the eggs were most likely produced by hens in cages.
#2 Look at the label. What you’re looking for are certified barn-laid, free range, organic or RSPCA Approved eggs.
“There is overwhelming scientific evidence to support the RSPCA’s view that hens do not belong in cages. Frustrated from an inability to express natural behaviours as simple as scratching in the dirt, caged hens suffer chronically throughout their short lives. In fact, 11.6 million hens live like this in Australia today, each existing in space less than an A4 piece of paper,” said Steve.
Help the RSPCA on Monday 16 August 2010. If you can’t be involved on this date, you can still hold your Cupcake Day Party any time during the month of August 2010.
Register now at www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au and help the RSPCA continue their fight against animal cruelty. For more on Choose Wisely, head to http://www.choosewisely.org.au/
As the animal welfare organisation receives less than 2% from the government, they rely on the community to continue. By using cage-free eggs, cooks are not only raising much needed funds, they’re helping to get hens out of cages.
“When baking cupcakes for RSPCA Cupcake Day it’s important to Choose Wisely and use eggs that have come from either RSPCA Approved or cage-free farming systems,” said RSPCA NSW CEO Steve Coleman.
Things to remember when choosing eggs:
#1 Avoid buying cage eggs all together. If it doesn’t specify the production system then unfortunately the eggs were most likely produced by hens in cages.
#2 Look at the label. What you’re looking for are certified barn-laid, free range, organic or RSPCA Approved eggs.
“There is overwhelming scientific evidence to support the RSPCA’s view that hens do not belong in cages. Frustrated from an inability to express natural behaviours as simple as scratching in the dirt, caged hens suffer chronically throughout their short lives. In fact, 11.6 million hens live like this in Australia today, each existing in space less than an A4 piece of paper,” said Steve.
Help the RSPCA on Monday 16 August 2010. If you can’t be involved on this date, you can still hold your Cupcake Day Party any time during the month of August 2010.
Register now at www.rspcacupcakeday.com.au and help the RSPCA continue their fight against animal cruelty. For more on Choose Wisely, head to http://www.choosewisely.org.au/
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