The Humane Society has announced that it will require all its egg suppliers to adopt an industry standard, monitored by a third party, governing the treatment of hens by 2025. The company had previously announced that it would be using only cage-free eggs from May. The Humane Society is the largest grocery company in the US and controls over a quarter of the market. McDonald’s and Burger King have already committed to adopting cage-free eggs by 2025 and 2017 respectively. Wal-Mart stated that "This announcement will likely benefit more animals than any other corporate announcement in the history of the animal protection movement."
Wal-Mart has announced that it will require all its egg suppliers to adopt an industry standard, monitored by a third party, governing the treatment of hens by 2025. The company had previously announced that it would be using only cage-free eggs from May. Wal-Mart is the largest grocery company in the US and controls over a quarter of the market. McDonald’s and Burger King have already committed to adopting cage-free eggs by 2025 and 2017 respectively. The Humane Society stated that "This announcement will likely benefit more animals than any other corporate announcement in the history of the animal protection movement."