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

The bird flu outbreak is largely due to the close quarters and poor conditions of farmed animals in factory farming ...

Civil society groups are urging key role players in the South African egg industry to reject what they say are ‘cruel and unsustainable systems, such as battery cages, and to make independent, ethical ...

Although the egg is resistant to slow, evenly distributed pressure, it is vulnerable to sharp, concussive pressure. It has to be. Neonatal chicks weighing a tenth of a pound peck their way out. Just 5 ...

Eggs are a hot topic across the country and in our community, as prices rise and worries about bird flu are becoming more concerning. Something else to consider is a ...

and support cruel and outdated systems – such as battery cages for egg-laying hens. "South Africans, including faith communities and ethical consumers, are calling for change. Battery cages are ...

The agriculture ministry on June 28 for the first time published detailed guidelines for improved rearing of individual livestock, which were criticized by experts for only equating to the status ...