Burnbrae Harms
At Burnbrae, a lot of suffering goes into a little egg.
Tell Canada’s biggest egg producer: NO MORE CAGES.
Urge Burnbrae Farms to Stop Investing in Cruel Cages
Day after day, hundreds of thousands of hens in Burnbrae’s operations suffer in cramped wire cages—without room to walk freely or comfortably spread their wings.
Burnbrae Farms, Canada’s largest egg supplier, claims to value animal welfare and transparency. Yet the company is still investing in cage confinement for birds and failing to disclose the number of hens cruelly kept in cages in its operations. Chickens can no longer wait for change.
Send a message urging Burnbrae Farms to be transparent about the percentage of its egg supply that comes from caged hens and stop investing in cages.
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The Overlooked Demand for a Cage-Free Canada
Over 80%
of Canadians surveyed agree that chickens need room to explore and exercise.
Three out of four
Canadians surveyed agree that keeping laying hens in “enriched” cages is unacceptable.
Of Canadians surveyed, 72%
support a ban on cage confinement of hens.
Of Canadians surveyed, 83%
say they are more likely to purchase cage-free eggs since being exposed to images and information revealing the conditions of caged hens.
commit to no more cages.
The Horrifying Reality for Hens in Cages
Life in Confinement
Hens kept in cages spend nearly their entire lives on wire flooring. Most birds are given floor space no larger than a legal-size sheet of paper.
Degraded Welfare
Caged chickens are crammed so tightly together that they cannot express behaviours essential to their welfare. Running, jumping, stretching, foraging, dustbathing, and wing spreading are nearly impossible.
Physical and Mental Anguish
Cages force hens to endure painful health problems, such as foot lesions, bone loss, and liver disease. Left to just sit or stand for their entire lives, these naturally active and curious animals suffer from extreme stress and boredom.
Is Burnbrae Hiding Something?
Burnbrae claims to value transparency. Yet its packaging fails to show where its eggs truly come from. Burnbrae’s Naturegg Nestlaid labels feature images of green open-air pastures and happy cartoon eggs. In truth, its Nestlaid line is sourced from hens kept in cruel “enriched” cages—whose lives are far from happy.
The Cruelty of “Enriched” Cages
Enriched cages, also called “enriched colony housing,” are the egg industry’s response to consumer demand for an end to cages, and they fall far short of the public’s expectations. Hens in enriched cages suffer immensely. They are given only a few extra inches of space and still spend their lives on wire flooring. How many hens suffer such agonizing conditions in Burnbrae’s operations? We don’t know because the company isn’t disclosing those numbers.
How the Industry Has Failed Hens and Consumers
Today
Now is our chance to stop enriched cages from becoming the norm in Canada’s egg industry. Egg producers around the world, including Noble Foods and Mantiqueira, have made cage-free commitments. Burnbrae touts itself as an industry leader dedicated to doing what’s best for customers and animals. It’s time the producer demonstrated its values by joining others in committing to no more cages.
Hens need you to call on the country’s biggest egg producer to do better.
When will Burnbrae join other leading producers and commit to NO MORE CAGES?
It’s not too late to spare millions of hens a life of extreme confinement.
Percentage of Cage-Free Hens
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