Take Action: The 2025 Eggsposé
Have you ever been stuck in a jam-packed subway car? Crowded shoulder-to-shoulder with dozens of other people, your feet ache from standing. There’s nowhere to sit. There’s barely room to breathe. All you can think about is getting off at the next stop.
Now imagine you never will.
As you read this, millions of hens across the US are trapped in “battery cages”—one of the cruelest inventions ever used on factory farms. (And that’s saying something.) Each hen lives her entire life in a filthy space the size of a sheet of paper, packed into a tiny cage with up to nine other hens. The wire bars rub her skin raw and hurt her sensitive feet. The only time she’ll see the sun is the day she’s sent to slaughter.
In response to outrage from compassionate people like you, thousands of major companies have promised to phase out these brutal cages by the year 2025. 2025 is here—and many have gone radio silent.
Why can’t these companies report their progress? Did they actually empty cages—or did they make empty promises?
The 2025 Eggsposé reveals which brands are following through for animals—and which aren’t. Each day they delay, millions of hens face another day of misery.
Right now, we have a chance to hold them accountable to their own promises. After all, what’s a corporate executive’s biggest fear? Being publicly called out by someone like you.
Your voice is powerful. Empty promises won’t empty cages. Will you make sure corporate animal abusers get the message—before many of their deadlines are up?
Subway
NOT REPORTING PROGRESS
Promised in 2015 to end cages by 2025.
“We know how important it is for consumers to feel confident that the food they eat is ethically sourced, and our customers care deeply about animal welfare. . . . Major menu changes like this take time, but we will keep our customers updated every step of the way as we work diligently with our suppliers to reach our goals.”
—Subway’s 2015 Cage-Free Pledge Announcement
Wendy’s
INCOMPLETE CAGE-FREE COMMITMENT
Ended cages for some locations in 2020.
“Currently, we source predominantly from conventional housing systems, with cage-free eggs representing approximately 9% of our total U.S. egg supply.” —Wendy’s Egg Policy
BOJANGLES
NOT REPORTING PROGRESS
Pledged in 2016 to end cages by 2025.
“We understand that social issues like the humane treatment of animals are important to many of our customers, and causes that improve the communities we serve are important to us as well.” —Bojangles Egg Policy
DEMAND ANSWERS.
DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY.
DEMAND
Every hen deserves the space to stretch her wings. Demand that companies called out in the 2025 Eggsposé stay accountable to their cage-free promises.
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