Farm practices have changed dramatically in the past 50 or so years as animal ... The small cages hens live in are termed “battery cages.” A hen will share her cage space with between five and 11 ...

In battery cages, each hen is typically confined to a space of ... Cage-free farmers told us "improving on-farm practices" ...

The organisation is calling for a ban on all types of cages for egg-laying hens by 2007 ... to sell eggs or egg-based foods from battery systems. "Farm animal welfare is in all our hands, and ...

Battery cages for chickens were banned in the EU in 2012 Some cages for hens provide a "necessary defence" against bird flu, the government's chief vet has said. In a tweet, Nigel Gibbens said the ...

Take a walk through your supermarket's egg aisle and you'll find everything from "organic" and "pasture-raised" to "farm ...