Learn about chickens and how they are treated.
Some hens live in battery cages. Battery cages are cages where farmers keep hens. The eggs you buy at the supermarket might come from hens like these. some hens never get outside because of this. Living in these cages are not good for the birds. USDA requires cage-free birds. Some places have banned battery cages.
This photo on the left shows what countries have banned battery cages.
Color key: Blue: Nationwide ban on battery cages. Purple: Some subnational bans on battery cages. Yellow: Nationwide phaseout of battery cages in progress. Red: Battery cages legal. Grey: No Data.
What you can do about this:
If you want to help these hens you can do simple things like this:
• Buy cage-free eggs. • Buy from good farmers that prove that there chickens are outside.
