Hens

Hens, like all animals, are sentient individuals with their own personalities, emotions and experiences.  If allowed to, a hen will spend her day socializing, scratching in the dirt, and basking in the sun.  

Despite their misleading advertising, Aotearoa’s egg industry is full to the brim with cruelty.

Although battery cages were finally banned in 2023, 1.2 million hens are now confined in colony cages, which are no better. Colony cages prevent hens from expressing their most basic behaviours and cause them to suffer from a range of serious welfare issues.

Despite this, we are seeing incredible change for hens across New Zealand. Kiwis want to see hens free from all cages and the major egg purchasers are listening. All supermarkets across the country are committed to phasing out the sale of eggs from caged hens. The country’s leading foodservice groups, café outlets and restaurant chains have also pledged to stop selling cage eggs.

Together, we can create an Aotearoa where, rather than being treated like egg-laying machines, chickens are granted the freedom to live a life worth living.