Trader Joe’s, one of the nation’s most popular grocery chains, announced its commitment to improving
animal welfare in
its U.S. supply chain by switching to 100 percent cage-free eggs.
animal welfare in
its U.S. supply chain by switching to 100 percent cage-free eggs.
Trader Joe’s says this transition will take place by 2020 in California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, New Mexico, and
Colorado and nationally by 2025. While cage-free doesn’t mean cruelty-free,
this move will spare countless hens a life of suffering
in tiny wire battery cages and hopefully inspire other food companies to adopt similar policies.
Colorado and nationally by 2025. While cage-free doesn’t mean cruelty-free,
this move will spare countless hens a life of suffering
in tiny wire battery cages and hopefully inspire other food companies to adopt similar policies.
Stuffed into cages so small the birds can’t walk, spread their
wings, or engage in other natural behaviors, hens on egg factory farms are
subjected to unspeakable cruelty and neglect. Each bird has less floor space
than the size of a sheet of notebook paper.
wings, or engage in other natural behaviors, hens on egg factory farms are
subjected to unspeakable cruelty and neglect. Each bird has less floor space
than the size of a sheet of notebook paper.
The new cage-free commitment by Trader
Joe’s follows similar announcements by grocers Costco, Target, and BJ’s Wholesale Club, and nearly 100 restaurants, food manufacturers, and foodservice
companies.
Joe’s follows similar announcements by grocers Costco, Target, and BJ’s Wholesale Club, and nearly 100 restaurants, food manufacturers, and foodservice
companies.
The policy by Trader Joe’s was precipitated in part by discussions with Mercy For Animals and other groups, but was secured by Trader Joe’s customer Jessica Duroe Hadley, who gathered more than 85,000 signatures on a Change.org petition. This proves once again that consumers have the power to push companies to make meaningful changes.
It’s high time the rest of the food industry, including Safeway, acknowledged that cramming birds into cages barely larger than
their bodies is cruel and has no place in a civilized society.
their bodies is cruel and has no place in a civilized society.
Tell
Safeway to stop making life hell for hens by ditching cruel cages and adopting a 100 percent cage-free
egg policy with a timeline:
Safeway to stop making life hell for hens by ditching cruel cages and adopting a 100 percent cage-free
egg policy with a timeline:
Please also consider giving hens a break by leaving
eggs off your plate entirely. Instead, try these 10 delicious egg recipes without the
eggs.
eggs off your plate entirely. Instead, try these 10 delicious egg recipes without the
eggs.
