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, ...

Layer hens typically are housed in sheds the lengths of football fields in long rows of battery cages, which are stacked several tiers high. The small cages hens live in are termed “battery cages.” A ...

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

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

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

The organisation is calling for a ban on all types of cages for egg-laying hens by 2007. A new European directive will outlaw battery cages throughout Europe from 2012. However, the law still ...

State lawmakers are moving to undo rules designed for more humane treatment of laying hens based on the claim by its sponsor that it will help hold down egg prices. The measure, already approved ...

Professor Christine Nicol obtained a degree in Zoology from the University of Oxford, and then completed a PhD on the welfare of laying hens housed in battery cages. Her concern for the welfare ...