Editor – If you or a loved one are enjoying a chocolate advent calendar this Christmas, take a moment to look at its size. Shockingly, around a third of the UK’s egg-laying hens spend most of their lives in cages that give each bird even less space than that – roughly the size of a sheet of A4 paper.
The good news is that shoppers are increasingly choosing to avoid eggs from caged birds. Thanks to this shift, around 70 per cent of hens now live on RSPCA Assured-certified farms, managed by dedicated farmers following hundreds of strict higher welfare standards.
If you haven’t already done so, one of the easiest ways to support higher welfare farming is by switching to eggs with the RSPCA Assured label. This ensures your eggs come from hens that are free to move, stretch their wings, perch and forage, whether they are kept indoors or out.
So when you’re doing your festive shopping this year, please look for the RSPCA Assured label on your eggs and help give more hens a cage-free Christmas.
