Humane Society International/Canada Heralds McDonald's Announcement on Switching to 100% Cage-Free Eggs, Calls it a Watershed Moment for Animal Welfare

(firmenpresse) - MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwired) -- 09/09/15 -- McDonald's announced plans to eliminate the currently-standard practice of confining egg-laying hens in cages from its supply chain by switching to 100 percent cage-free eggs for its Canadian and U.S. operations - a move that will spare nearly 8 million animals each year from life inside cramped cages.

McDonald's decision follows a multi-year study the company helped fund into the myriad animal welfare, economic, food safety and market factors around cage confinement and cage-free housing. It also follows a decades-long global movement against the extreme confinement of farm animals that HSI partner The Humane Society of the United States helped spearhead - a movement which has included:

Specifically, McDonald's announcement commits the company to reaching a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain within the next 10 years.

Humane Society International/Canada is a leading force for animal protection, with active programs in companion animals, wildlife and habitat protection, marine mammal preservation, farm animal welfare and animals in research. HSI/Canada is proud to be a part of Humane Society International, which, together with its partners, constitutes one of the world's largest animal protection organizations. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty worldwide - on the Web at



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