If you’ve eaten an egg recently, it probably came from a hen who was raised in horrific conditions in a battery cage. These small, cramped, relentlessly bright cages are physically excruciating for ...

There was a time when cage-free eggs were a rarity. Now, they comprise almost half of all chicken eggs produced in the U.S., according to a new report by the Open Wing Alliance. There are over 300 ...

Confidence in consumer demand for free-range eggs is prompting communities to switch to free-range poultry farming. Researchers say poultry keeping through the battery cage method violates animal ...

With rising consumer concerns for animal welfare worldwide, the poultry industry is starting to let their hens roam around in bigger spaces. This shift from conventional battery cages to cage-free ...