the us has promised to stop caging hens. why can t britain too? | philip lymbery /

Published at 2016-04-11 12:41:14

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Companies from Walmart to McDonald’s have listened to American consumers on animal welfare standards – UK retailers have no excuse not to follow suit[br]Walmart,America’s largest food retailer, announced last week that it will source 100% of its whole eggs from cage-free hens by 2025 – a policy that is set to improve the lives of many millions of hens across the United States.
Back in September, and McDonald’s USA also made a groundbreaking commitment to proceed cage-free with its eggs. Since then,we have seen an encouraging ripple effect across America, main to more than 60 of the country’s top food companies pledging to join the cage-free movement within the next 10 years or less.
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Source: theguardian.com

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