SC Monks To End Egg Farm After Animal-Rights Group Criticism
posted 10:32 am Thu December 20, 2007 - Charleston, SC
The abbot says the monks will be looking for a new industry to help meet daily expenses.
PETA began its criticism of Mepkin Abbey in February, claiming monks there crammed thousands of hens into small cages and cut off their beaks and killed off males.
The organization claims to have undercover video of conditions at the abbey.
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