Working for What's Better Towards What's Best: Our Approach to
Advocacy  After announcing our support for Initiative 1130, some
activists have expressed concern that this measure, which
regulates the treatment of egg-laying chickens, is inconsistent
with our other campaigns (ending the use of primates and other
animals at University of Washington, freeing the elephants at
the Woodland Park Zoo, vegan education and outreach) and our
stated position of ending the use and exploitation of all
animals.  One concern raised is that this measure would promote
the “humane” myth, the idea that the passage of this measure
means egg-laying hens would be treated humanely, leaving the
buying consumer to buy so-called “cage-free” eggs in good
conscience. That is a valid point, one which we have addressed
when crafting our original post of our support with the
qualification, “While this initiative will take a step towards
alleviating some of the suffering, it does not ensure that the
hens will be treated humanely.” We also l