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The 2021 Eggsposé

Exposing the companies that profit from packed cages and empty promises. Holding corporations to their cage-free commitments.

Empty promises won’t empty cages

In response to consumer concern, practically every major food company in the US agreed to phase out cages from their egg supply chains. 49 companies announced to their customers that their supply chains would be 100% cage-free by the end of 2020, but 9 of these companies failed to keep their promises. Every day they delayed, more hens risked a lifetime of suffering in a cage.

HENS SUFFER IN CAGES.

Imagine waking each day with your feet mangled and twisted in the wire flooring.

No sunlight. No fresh air. No space to move your limbs, or even stand up straight.

Some chickens become so stressed by this that they yank out the feathers of their cage-mates, who have no way to escape the pain and torment. Cages are cruel, archaic, and unnecessary. No company can justify profiting from this abuse.

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Holding these companies accountable

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The 2021 Eggsposé was a list of some of the companies that were attempting to profit off their empty promises to eliminate cages from their egg supplies. Hearing from customers is what led them to make a commitment in the first place. And hearing from customers is what will convince them to follow through.

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Consumers care

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77%

of consumers said they are concerned about the welfare of animals raised for food

52%

of consumers view better living conditions for farm animals as “very important”

44%

of respondents said they wanted to know more about how food companies treat the animals used in their products

Why cage-free?

When egg-laying hens are housed in cages, they suffer immensely.

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Confinement

Confined to small, barren wire cages the size of a filing cabinet drawer and packed with other chickens, these birds are unable to extend their wings or stand with their heads raised and each have floor space only the size of an iPad.

Photo: Andrew Skowron • Open Cages