The move will hasten a transition occurring across the industry
McDonald’s will transition to using eggs from cage-free hens in its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada over the next decade, the company announced Wednesday.
Given the company’s scale, the move promises to hasten a transition by egg producers to improve animal welfare that has been years in the making. McDonald’s purchases more than 2 billion eggs each year in the U.S. alone, or about 5% of the total number of eggs produced in the country.
Caged egg farms have come under criticism from animal rights activists who describe them as inhumane. Chickens are often housed in cages with floor space the size of an iPad, which prevents them from spreading their wings. Even the cage-free standard has been questioned by animal rights activists, since it often means hens are just put in larger cages.
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