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| | New Hampton School Launches a Cage-Free Egg Policy |
 | | WASHINGTON—Today, the nation's largest animal protection organization announced that New Hampshire-based New Hampton School (NHS) is switching to cage-free eggs in its student dining facilities, a move that The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised as an important step for animal welfare. |
 | | The college preparatory school, which serves 325 students and 82 staff and faculty, uses approximately 120,000 eggs each year. |
 | | More than 80 schools have enacted policies to eliminate or greatly reduce the use of eggs from caged hens, including University of New Hampshire, Dartmouth College, Phillips Exeter Academy, Tufts University, University of Connecticut, University of Rochester, and American University. |
| www.hsus.org /farm/news/pressrel/new_hampton_school_cage_free.html (502 words) |
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