Tag: The Humane League

Subway On Track For 100% Cage-Free Across 22,000 Locations By Year End

Stuart Mitchell

The Humane League (THL), a global nonprofit working to end the abuse of animals raised for food, announces a significant win for farm animals: Subway—one of the largest restaurant chains in the world—will fully transition to 100% cage-free eggs in the US by November 1, 2025, ahead of its original deadline. In Canada, 75% of Subway restaurants now serve exclusively cage-free eggs, with full transition to 100% cage-free eggs expected by year-end. The decision follows a five-month-long national campaign by THL, calling on Subway to eliminate cruel cages. “This decision…

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As 2025 Industry Deadlines Hit, Subway, Wendy’s, And Crumbl Face Scrutiny Over Cage-Free Egg Failures Amid Escalating Bird Flu Crisis

Stuart Mitchell

With 2025 marking the self-imposed deadline for hundreds of food companies to transition to 100% cage-free eggs, a new report from The Humane League, a global nonprofit working to end the abuse of animals raised for food, reveals the state of the U.S. restaurant industry on its shift to cage-free eggs. With a concerning 74% of bird flu cases coming from caged birds this year, which companies have kept their word—and which are lacking transparency and hiding the truth from consumers? The 2025 Eggsposé evaluates major restaurant brands and convenience…

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Hardee’s Reaches Milestone In Switch To Cage-Free Eggs

Stuart Mitchell

The Humane League (THL), a global nonprofit working to end the abuse of animals raised for food, announces that Hardee’s, owned by CKE Restaurants, has made progress on its public commitment to source exclusively cage-free eggs, following a consumer-driven petition with over 35,000 signatures and a campaign by The Humane League. In the U.S., Hardee’s has reached more than 40% cage-free egg sourcing, impacting an estimated 345,000 hens, with plans for further expansion to achieve 100% cage-free by 2025. Outside the US, 5% of its egg volume is cage-free. CKE…

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New Report Eggsposés Urgency For U.S. Restaurants To Honor Cage-Free Egg Commitments As 2025 Deadlines Rapidly Approach

Stuart Mitchell

The Humane League, a global nonprofit that exists to end the abuse of animals raised for food, today releases the Cage-Free Eggsposé, an annual report to hold U.S. restaurants accountable to their cage-free egg commitments and inform consumers of which brands can be trusted. According to the egg industry itself, “2024 is the equivalent of ‘the witching hour’ for U.S. egg producers in the industry’s shift toward cage-free egg production,” as nearly every food company has a fast-approaching deadline to remove cages by 2025 or 2026. As a result of…

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