Every waking minute of their lives, they peer through the same cage bars, only to see row upon row of cages of fellow hens. Every night, they try to seek out a comfortable place to roost, but on wire floors, they never find one. They will lay eggs – without being able to satisfy their urge to nest – until they are sent to be slaughtered at just a fraction of their natural lifespans.
Will you help bring about much-needed change for them?
Many thousands of kind-hearted people like you spoke up during the Poultry Code Review, which presented a once-in-a-generation opportunity to free hens from cages. In fact, the community response was the strongest that the Australian Government had ever seen on an animal welfare issue.
Your voice is the reason phasing out cruel cages was agreed upon and now it’s up to state Agriculture Ministers to make it happen. But 12 months on from this historic commitment, we’re yet to see any state government progress getting hens out of cages. Please remind them that drawing a line in the sand on some of the worst animal suffering is long overdue.