LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would become the fifth state to require that egg-laying hens be housed in cage-free areas under legislation approved by the state House on Wednesday. The main bill , ...

Students at the University were asked by Compassionate Action for Animals to pay higher residence hall fees to get the University Dining Service to purchase eggs solely from certified-humane, ...

Having been raised on an egg-producing ranch, I feel the need to address the issues brought forth by the supporters of Proposition 2, which is on the Nov. 4 ballot. In my experience, laying hens in ...

A recent Associated Press article about one researcher’s effort to breed “gentler” chickens is getting a lot of attention. Agribusiness representatives have seized the article to defend the cruel ...

Egg-laying hens who are forced to spend their entire lives in cages should be banned, some of the leading food companies have said. Currently eight-million birds are kept this way in the UK - with up ...

The Humane Society of the United States is continuing its push to get egg-laying hens out of cramped cages, releasing undercover videos it claims show inhumane conditions. The group released the ...

California voters are right to think they already weighed-in on how big cages should be for egg-laying hens. Back in 2008, voters ushered in Proposition 2 which sought to free egg-laying hens from ...

SAN FRANCISCO — California voters are right to think they already weighed in on how big cages should be for egg-laying hens. In 2008, voters ushered in Proposition 2, which sought to free egg-laying ...

Next month, all of California’s 15 million egg-laying hens must be freed from the cramped, restrictive battery cages that have long been used on most egg farms. In the future, they will have enough ...

Israel’s Agriculture Ministry on Monday published for public comments the draft of its revised animal welfare regulations regarding raising chickens for eggs in agricultural settings. The regulations ...

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan would become the fifth state to require that egg-laying hens be housed in cage-free areas under legislation approved by the state House on Wednesday. The main bill, ...