Adam was convicted of trespassing charges, but he and the other investigators have never denied visiting Wegmans Egg Farm to document conditions there. The jurors saw raw film footage and photographs Adam gathered from the egg facility that documented the inhumane conditions.

In statements to the media Thursday Wegmans said it is glad this matter is over and behind it. Wegmans has to realize that this issue will not leave it alone until the company begins phasing out battery cages at its egg farm.

Compassionate Consumers wants to thank RAVS, including the whole Barnett family, Wizard of Clay, which donated hundreds of dollars worth of products for auction and raffle, Lori's Natural Foods, Abundance Cooperative Market, and everyone else who donated items, helped out, or attended the event.

Today the University of Rochester Vegetarian Education Group (UR-VEG) and Compassionate Consumers delivered over 2,100 petition signatures--each of them concealed inside a plastic egg--to CEO Danny Wegman of Wegmans Food Markets. The signatures are from concerned consumers, urging Wegmans to phase out the use of cruel battery cages at its company-run egg farm in Wolcott.

Danny Wegman has so far ignored the concerns of his customers who have expressed shock and disgust at the inhumane conditions at Wegmans Egg Farm. Today over 2,100 of those customers let Danny know that they expect Wegmans to improve these conditions and go cage-free.

Channel 10, R News, WXXI Radio, and the Democrat and Chronicle all covered the event.

You can read the short write-up of the R News piece here.

To read the news brief in The Democrat and Chronicle visit here. (Scroll down to view.)

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Please use this opportunity to keep the issue in the press by writing a letter to the editor. These should be kept brief (two or three paragraphs at most) and can be sent to LetterToEditor@buffnews.com. All printed letters are verified by telephone, so be sure to sign your letter and include your address and a day-time phone number.

Please also email Matthew Glynn at mglynn@buffnews.com and thank him for his article on this important issue.

Since “Wegmans Cruelty” was released to the public in July 2005, Wegmans Food Markets has been on the defensive. In the company’s ideal world, its customers would never see how inhumane, overcrowded, and disgusting Wegmans Egg Farm is, but now that the footage is out there the company has had to do a lot of damage control.

Date: Friday, 7 April
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Place: Wegmans West Ridge Rd., 5028 West Ridge Rd., Erie, PA
(Please park in nearby parking lots other than Wegmans'.)

Erie will join 15 other cities where demonstrations have been held at Wegmans store locations.

For more information, contact: ryan@compassionateconsumers.org

The article states that Compassionate Consumers is, "selling a DVD through their Web site," with no mention of the fact that over 20,000 people have downloaded the film for free or that over 6,000 free copies of the DVD have been given out to consumers.

After reading the article please fill out the online article comment form to thank the newspaper for covering this important issue.

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The article has expired from NYTimes.com, but you can read it here.

Compassionate Consumers owes a debt of gratitude to all the employees at The Root Cellar, who worked for days to prepare for the fundraiser and who made the entire event possible. They really did an amazing job.

Compassionate Consumers wishes to also thank everyone who came to the dinner, as well as Abundance Cooperative Market, which donated a gift certificate for the raffle, and Leena Isac, who donated a basket of her fantastic vegan brownies.

Just down State Route 104 from The Root Cellar 750,000 hens remain crammed in filthy wire cages at Wegmans Egg Farm. All the people who turned out Friday evening showed that this animal cruelty cannot continue.