Students at the University were asked by Compassionate Action for Animals to pay higher residence hall fees to get the University Dining Service to purchase eggs solely from certified-humane, ...

There are renewed calls from animal rights advocates for an end to colony-cage egg farms. The Open Wing Alliance launched an ...

Research has shown that Hy-Line brown hens may be better suited for cage-free production based on overall greater egg ...

Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens. In a ...

Dozens of food retail and hospitality companies in Asia made commitments to source cage-free eggs 5 years ago. Now, the ...

Outdoor chicken flocks are at greater risk of avian flu, but cage-free laws don't require chickens to be outdoors, and most commercial cage-free flocks stay inside. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...

When Gilchrist signed the revised act in 2019, many Michigan egg producers had already made the switch to cage-free production, with 8.5 million hens—about 56% of the state’s egg-laying ...

Referring to the study, Balarane said capital expenditure for a cage system was R355 per hen compared to R461 per hen for cage-free systems, requiring a direct investment of R4.9bn to convert to a ...

This story was updated to add information. Michigan grocery stores are getting ready for a big change that takes effect Jan. 1 when all eggs sold in the state must come from "cage free" chickens ...

The Nevada law bans sale of eggs from non-cage-free hens. The minimum usable space requirements for egg-laying hens under the law is one square foot per hen.

After the ban of conventional cages, producers had the option to move to colony cages, barns and free-range systems.

Major supermarkets and food industry leaders have backed calls for the Government to ban cages for egg-laying hens. In a letter to Environment Secretary Steve Reed on Wednesday, food companies ...