Starting January 1, House of Blues will serve only cage-free eggs to customers ordering from the dining menu. This groundbreaking initiative will have a large impact as the live music restaurant uses more than 2 million eggs each year.
The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is credited with helping House of Blues develop the new cage-free policy and commended the company, which is owned by Live Nation, for taking “an important stand against one of the most inhumane factory farming practices.”
"We applaud House of Blues and hope other entertainment companies will follow its lead with the food they sell," said Matthew Prescott, corporate outreach director of The HSUS' factory farming campaign.
Red Robin, Wendy’s, Burger King, Denny’s, Quiznos, Hardee’s, and Carl’s Jr. have already started making the switch from battery-cage eggs and are using some cage-free eggs in their restaurants.
Pictures of hens confined to battery cages - warning graphic
Recently International House of Pancakes (IHOP) “agreed to begin testing the use of cage-free eggs, and, if successful, intends to switch millions of eggs from battery to cage-free within the next few months.”
The Humane Society, which is the nation’s largest animal protection organization, provides the following facts:
- U.S. factory farms confine about 280 million hens in barren battery cages so small, they can't even spread their wings. Extensive scientific research confirms this causes suffering.
- Cage-free hens generally have two to three times more space per bird than caged hens. Cage-free hens may not be able to go outside and may have parts of their beaks cut off, but they can walk, spread their wings, and lay their eggs in nests—all behaviors permanently denied to hens crammed into battery cages.
According to Farm Sanctuary there are more than 325 million egg laying hens in the U.S. confined in battery cages.
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Comments
chickens are sensitive, social birds that bond like family. i know from seeing my own chickens, they lay more when they're happy and free roaming. And there is nothing like the taste of fresh eggs from uncaged chickens. everyone will benefit from the choice house of blues has made. thank you for a wonderful article.
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