Carl Scoot said he remains in good spirits.
Cage dweller Carl Scott is in good spirits, despite
having eggs hurled at him a couple of times.
Ironically, removing splattered eggs forced him to leave the
cage in which he is spending a month to highlight the plight
of battery hens.
Nearly 10 days into his protest, the Waitati vegan said for
every negative reaction, there was massive support for his
stand, both online, and in visitors to his cage beside State
Highway 1 in Waikouaiti.
"Mischievous" people had twice thrown eggs at the cage's
protective tent, at night. It appeared, from their voices,
the culprits were young, and he did not think it malicious.
It was to be expected, he said.
The strong wind of recent days had also prompted him to get
out to secure his tent, and once he had had to empty a waste
bucket.
Aside from attending to urgent matters, Mr Scott had not left
the 190cm wide by 130cm high cage, and said his muscles had
started to get sore only in the past couple of days.
He was looking forward to visits next week from Save Animals
From Exploitation (Safe) campaign director Hans Kriek, and
Green Party MP and food campaigner Sue Kedgley.
He was spurred to action by a draft code to improve battery
hen welfare issued by the Government's National Animal
Welfare Advisory Committee. Submissions on the code close on
April 29, the day his protest is to end.
- eileen.goodwin@odt.co.nz
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