McDonald’s Takes Initial Positive Step by Starting to Use Cage-Free Eggs in the U.S.

When I upgraded our efforts to combat factory farming a half-dozen years ago, a top priority was to end the cruel confinement of egg-laying hens in barren battery cages—a practice that’s harsh and unacceptable, and inconsistent with our values about the care of animals. Our then-new campaign director, Paul Shapiro, had spent many years prior to his arrival at The HSUS publicizing the horrors of battery cages, and our campaign would aim to step up the campaign and turn around the situation.