cage free

Compassion in World Farming U.S. has released its latest Egg Track Report, which highlights the evolving landscape of higher-welfare egg production in North America.  While the U.S. continues to lead at about 40% of egg-laying hens now in cage-free systems, Canada trails behind, with less than 19% cage-free.  Co...

A new study funded in part by United Egg Producers and the United Egg Association shows the transition to cage-free eggs will increase costs and reduce profits.  It also shows that producers may not be able to make the 2026 deadline.   “...

Another state will require egg producers to turn to cage-free production methods in less than four years. Last week, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed a bill that prohibits producers from confining hens in cages beginning on January 1st of 2025 ...

A new law says the 15 million egg-laying hens in Michigan’s poultry flocks will have to lay their eggs in cage-free housing systems before 2025. Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist signed the legislation last week as Governor Gretchen Whitmer is on a trade trip to Israel. The ...

Californians overwhelmingly passed a ban on confining farm animals in cages during Tuesday’s election.  The Hagstrom Report said Proposition 12 sets space requirements for laying hens, breeding pigs, and calves raised for veal.  Prop 12 also ...

It was ten years ago that California passed cage-free laws for chickens, thanks to a campaign from the Humane Society of the U.S.  Another HSUS-backed ballot initiative could go before California voters in 2018.  The Sacramento Bee says the proposed “Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act” would set new rules for cage-free hens as well as set some strict limits on the confinement of calves and

On Wednesday thee National Association of Egg Farmers charged the cage-free egg trend as being based on misinformation.  The claims came as 7-Eleven announced it would become the latest company to switch to cage-free eggs.  The convenience store chain expects to complete the change by the year 2025.   ...

Voters in Massachusetts will decide a November ballot question about the state banning the sale of eggs, pork, or veal from animals that can’t turn around or stretch their limbs in cages.  One of the biggest changes would be that eggs sold in the state would be “cage-free,” when the law goes into effect in 2022.   Proponents co...

The world’s largest retail chain will transition to cage-free eggs by 2025.  Bloomberg reports Wal-Mart and its Sam’s Club warehouse chain will require that its egg suppliers adopt United Egg Producers rules or an equivalent set of standards for cage-free housing.  The company sa...