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Egg Farm Investigator Acquitted of Burglary and Larceny Charges |
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Today was a great day for the 700,000 hens at Wegmans Egg Farm. Compassionate Consumers investigator Adam Durand was acquitted of all burglary and petit larceny charges. These charges were brought against Durand for rescuing sick and dying hens from Wegmans Egg Farm. The jury recognized that these neglected hens were not mere property, as Wegmans claims, but sentient animals that deserved humane treatment, which they were not receiving from Wegmans. The jurors decided that aiding these hens was not a crime and did not deserve a felony burglary charge.
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.
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