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WALMART TO GO CAGE-FREE
The world's largest retailer announces commitment to source 100% of the eggs it sells from cage-free hens by 2025.
Read moreWhole Foods commits to better chicken
In a historic announcement, Whole Foods Market becomes the first major food business in the US to support a commitment by the Global Animal Partnership commit to slower-growing chicken breeds with better genetics and better living conditions by…
Read moreDelhaize America to go cage-free
Delhaize America, owner of Food Lion and Hannaford, announces commitment to 100% cage-free shelled eggs by 2025 or sooner.
Read moreVictory for hens! Trader Joe’s commits to go 100% cage free
Trader Joe's commits to 100% cage-free eggs in response to a CIWF supporter's change.org petition, and CIWF Adele "Hello" parody video.
Read moreUnilever offers plant-based mayo alternative
CIWF commends Unilever for their ongoing commitment to farm animal welfare. Unilever launches an eggless, plant-based mayo alternative, while research progresses toward an end to the killing of day old male chicks by the egg industry.
Read moreBusiness Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare 2015
The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare releases the 2015 Report to investors on farm animal welfare rankings.
Read moreVictory for honest food labels!
The USDA’s Processed Verified Program, which verifies food label claims for chicken giant Perdue, is no longer using the term “humanely raised" to describe the factory farmed chicken.
Read morePanera to go cage-free
Panera Bread announces by 2020 they will no longer buy eggs from caged hens. Panera's pork supply is already gestation crate-free, and all beef is grass-fed.
Read moreMcDonald's to go cage-free
McDonald’s, the nation’s leading fast food company, partners with Compassion USA to announce today that within 10 years they will no longer buy eggs from farmers keeping their hens in cages.
Read moreDEVELOPING POLICIES ON FARM ANIMAL WELFARE
More and more food companies, most recently Walmart, are starting to report on animal welfare as part of their corporate social responsibility and sustainability programs.
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