COK Targets BOCA
Join campaign encouraging BOCA to eliminate eggs.
By Stacy Blondin
Would you like to get the egg out of BOCA’s veggie burgers? Compassion Over Killing, Mercy For Animals, and the Animal Protection & Rescue League have joined forces to do just that—and invite you to lend a hand. The meat-free burger brand, first called upon to change its practices more than a year ago, concocts its vegetarian creations with eggs laid by battery-caged hens. These caged chickens, living in a space the size of a sheet of paper, are unable to bathe, nest, or walk. While many industry competitors, including Morningstar Farms, Lightlife Foods, Gardenburger, and Garden Protein have reduced or eliminated eggs from their product lines, BOCA has made little progress in the way of introducing vegan options. Help this campaign spread its wings by submitting your comments online. What an eggcellent idea!
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Posted: Feb 13 2009 06:49AM By Maggie
this is an "egg-cellent" idea! I can't believe BOCA hasn't already taken this step -- it would open up their market to so many more consumers.
Posted: Feb 13 2009 06:53AM By Amy
This is a wonderful campaign! I've already sent my comment.
Posted: Feb 13 2009 07:00AM By Elle
thank you for this campaign! i'm tired of supporting companies that refuse to take that extra step to protect hens.
Posted: Feb 13 2009 07:55AM By Cherie
Great campaign! I don't see any reason why BOCA or other companies whose products are targeted towards vegetarians wouldn't want to be as vegan-friendly as possible.
Posted: Feb 13 2009 09:26AM By VegNews
We totally agree! With simple substitutions, companies could reach even more potential buyers by making their products vegan. So why not do it?
Posted: Feb 13 2009 11:05AM By Catherine
Thank you so much for sharing information about this campaign! Transferring abuse of one animal (cows) to another (chickens) is unacceptable. I will definitely leave a comment. On a separate note, I had e-mailed Trader Joe's to ask them to ask them to replace their non-vegan meat substitutes with vegan ones, and they said they forwarded the comments to the buyers. Every voice counts. Thanks again. http://www.thevegangoodlife.blogspot.com/
Posted: Feb 13 2009 18:58PM By edie
get the eggs out of boca!!! shame on them for using cage raised chickens!! there are many other vegan options for binding agents.
Posted: Feb 17 2009 14:46PM By Jeannette
Is there a petition for Morningstar Farms? I've heard some people say that they are going vegan but in So Cal the only thing vegan I've found from them are the Grillers Vegan. Can someone also start one for those lame soy yogurt companies that put milk in their soy yogurt. WTF?!!!
Posted: Feb 18 2009 08:07AM By stephanie
The eggs should never have been in there in the first place if other companies can make them without eggs everyone can.
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