Instead, the government relies on The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC), an industry-led group without no lawmaking ...

Amid high egg prices and the spread of avian flu, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary is pushing an industry-friendly agenda ...

Although battery caged hens have been banned since 2022, colony cages - which are much larger but house dozens of hens - are ...

Cage-free farming also provides a healthier, more natural environment for hens because they have ... investigation on a fly-infested battery chicken farm was broadcast and went viral.

Shawnna Bolick, R-Phoenix, would overturn the rule before it takes effect — and allow hens to be kept all their lives in cages as small ... public policy director for farm animal protection ...

The Netherlands, one of the world's largest egg exporters, has launched a pilot programme on a laying-hen farm to vaccinate poultry against bird flu with the aim of achieving large-scale ...

March 10 (Reuters) - The Netherlands, one of the world's largest egg exporters, has launched a pilot program on a laying-hen farm to vaccinate poultry against bird flu with the aim of achieving ...

The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming conditions, and to protect ourselves in the future, we must protect chickens, too.

As they grow, they are often held in battery cages, which are ... ongoing inspections. “A farm approved as Certified Humane must provide conditions that allow hens to express their natural ...