battery cage
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbatteryandcage
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battery
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈbæt.ər.i/us/ˈbæt̬.ɚ.i/
using a system of producing a large number of eggs cheaply by keeping a lot of chickens in rows of small cages (= boxes made ...
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cage
noun[C]
uk/keɪdʒ/us/keɪdʒ/
a space surrounded on all sides by bars or wire, in which animals or birds ...
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(Definition ofbatteryandcagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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We aim to phase out the conventionalbatterycage.
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Whilst the proposal, from my point of view, does not go far enough, it signals the end of the existingbatterycagesystem of production.
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There appears to be recognition across the board that the existingbatterycagesystem has got to go.
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I have visited manybatterycagefarms and found those visits deeply distasteful.
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I do not think that a hen which had lived in the open would like to live in abatterycage.
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So the term 'batterycage' only tells us how the cage is used, but nothing about its dimensions and properties.
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By 2009 thebatterycagesystem of egg production will be no more.
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Secondly, we should continue to pursue the study of alternative means of production to that of thebatterycage.
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Thebatterycagedoes not allow for normal behaviour.
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It is now widely accepted that thebatterycageis no longer acceptable as a means of production.
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This inspectorate will also visit packing stations and build up a database of the processors who use thesebatterycageeggs in their products.
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Anyone who has ever seen abatterycageoperation goes right off eggs for a very long time!
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The committee did not use the term 'batterycage' in connection with the new proposal for a directive, because it is inadequate and misleading.
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Forbatterycagesystems, we are seeking an increased area per bird.
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After all, as has been said earlier today, it is expected that 30% of all eggs produced in 2012 will breach thebatterycageban which we agreed in 1999.
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I was disappointed, but not surprised, that there was a dearth of scientific evidence to prove or disprove that hens were content in thebatterycagesystem.
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Many of these civets are housed inbatterycagesystems which have been criticised on animal welfare grounds.
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It is clear that because of its small size and its barrenness, thebatterycageas used at present has inherent severe disadvantages for the welfare of hens.
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Battery cages lead to brittle bones and leg injuries.
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Incredible and unimaginable cruelty is associated with intensive farming methods—none more so than with battery cages.
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