What a year for egg-laying hens!
Following decisions from food giants including McDonald’s and Nestlé, Costco is finally doing what the Humane Society of the United States, Ryan Gosling and Bill Maher have been asking for: taking egg-laying hens out of their cages.
“Costco is committed to going cage?free for its egg procurement,” states the company’s website. “We are working with our suppliers toward a complete and sustainable transition to a cage?free supply chain.” The superstore chain says that it has already made major strides: In 2006, only 2% of the eggs it sold were cage-free, now 26% are. “In calendar 2016 we expect to sell over one billion cage free eggs,” the statement says.
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