EBAA Announces Foster Farms Week of Action Across Northern California

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Jan. 3, 2006 – Beginning Thursday, January 5 (National Bird Day), East Bay Animal Advocates (EBAA) will launch a new campaign focusing on another Foster Farms retailer: Costco. EBAA will expose Foster Farms' inhumane treatment of animals outside Costco locations across northern California.

Foster Farms allegedly adheres to the National Chicken Council's “Animal Welfare Guidelines.” Moreover, the company’s print, oral and Internet advertising lead consumers to believe that Foster Farms chickens are raised in a humane manner and in natural, clean environments. Investigations carried out by EBAA contradict these claims and reveal that the actual conditions at Foster Farms include inadequate veterinary care, high on-farm stocking density and unsanitary living quarters.

Costco Wholesale Corporation is the largest membership warehouse club chain in the world and remains one of the top retailers of Foster Farms products.

In an effort to raise the public’s awareness about Foster Farms’ role in the inhumane treatment of chickens, EBAA members will be distributing informative literature regarding Foster Farms to shoppers at seven Costco locations in northern California beginning on January 5th, which is also the fourth-annual National Bird Day.

Dates/Times/Locations of EBAA’s leafleting:

Day 1
Thursday, January 5, at 6:00 PM
Costco, 3150 Fostoria Way, Danville

Day 2
Friday, January 6, at 7:00 PM
Costco, 3250 W. Grant Line Road, Tracy

Day 3
Saturday, January 7, at 3:00 PM
Costco, 1000 N Rengstorff Avenue, Mountain View

Day 4
Sunday, January 8, at 1:00 PM
Costco, 1600 Expo Parkway, Sacramento

Day 5
Monday, January 9, at 6:30 PM
Costco, 1900 Davis Street, San Leandro

Day 6
Tuesday, January 10, at 6:00 PM
Costco, 4801 Central Avenue, Richmond

Day 7
Wednesday, January 11, at 1:00 PM
Costco, 2400 Monument Blvd, Concord

East Bay Animal Advocates is a non-profit organization based in the San Francisco Bay Area. California is home to one of the most industrious and concentrated animal agriculture areas in the world. Exposing animal cruelty in modern agriculture is of utmost importance to East Bay Animal Advocates. Through direct aid and education outreach, East Bay Animal
Advocates is dedicated to fighting and preventing animal abuse in California's agricultural industry. Established in 2003, East Bay Animal Advocates has 300 members.