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Sainsbury's has announced that as of February 5 no longer sell eggs from caged hens. Sainsbury's is the first major retailer to make such a promise to guarantee more than half a million chickens and not kept in battery cages.

The announcement comes a year ahead of the store original 2010 commitment means less than 2.5 million eggs from battery farm will be available each week in the UK. Sainsbury's is the retail larger to completely remove the battery farmed eggs from their shelves.
The decision means that they all own brand of Sainsbury's free and eggs organic now obtained from 202 farms in the UK forest, especially chosen for their commitment to raising chickens in a more natural environment. 2p each packet is sold as a premium paid to producers of forest in an effort to promote sustainable agriculture outdoors. Already this initiative has led to more than £ 300,000 be donated to the Woodland Trust.

Sainsbury's is taking steps to remove the eggs from the eggs in cages two years before the government legislation banning caged hens into force in 2012. The legislation, all caged hens will be transferred to a cage to increase, what the hens more freedom of movement.

Finbar Cartlidge, the egg seller Sainsbury's, says;

"We pleased that all buyers of Sainsbury's will now enjoy greater welfare eggs while the other major retailers are more than half their eggs from caged hens. We have worked hard with our producers to offer a range that still offer great value to our customers for the money, 100% British and improve the welfare of over half a million chickens every week. "

Rowan West-Henzell, Food Business Manager, Compassion in World Farming, said

"We're on the moon that Sainsbury's has gone cage-free for almost a year ahead of schedule. The magnitude This movement is impressive, battery cages for hens limit small wire cages, which prohibit natural behavior, but thanks to Sainsbury's a total of 2.3 million chickens each year which cage-free living now as a result of this great movement of animal welfare. We have worked closely with the team at Sainsbury's throughout this transition. What stands out is their dedicated hard work and a genuine commitment to continuous improvement of the lives of all farm animals in its supply chain. Than this is an example for other big four "UK supermarket who do not agree with Sainsbury's in this issue."

Sainsbury's also has the objective to stop using eggs as an ingredient in cages throughout the feeding and drink in 2012. The flavor of the Difference range and uses only free range eggs. Free-range eggs now account for more than 50% of egg sales Sainsbury's. For their commitment to stop selling eggs from hens in battery cages Sainsbury's was awarded the 2008 Compassion in World Farming Good Egg Award.

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