Letter.

28 Claredon Road
Penzance,
Cornwall
15th February 2010

The Editor,
The Times Magazine,
High Street,
Cornwall

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am writing to express my strong dissatisfaction about the way hens are treated in many parts of Europe.

They are kept in terrible conditions. Farmers keep them in small cages called "batteries", and it is horrible. Five or six hens are put in one cage. They cannot flap their wings or turn around in the cage. They are not given any sunshine or fresh air and it is very unnatural because hens must live outside and get enough oxygen and sunlight. Those hens cannot live full life and lay healthy eggs. I my opinion “free range” farm system is much better. It enables hens to live in healthier conditions. As a result eggs that are laid by healthy hens are of better quality.
In my opinion, I think we should all try to buy free-range eggs, not eggs from battery hens.

Yours faithfully,

Anton Shambalov