Do you care about caged hens everywhere or just caged hens in the UK?  

This is your

chance to help us improve life for laying hens wherever they happen to

be by encouraging our government to adopt clear food labeling allowing

consumers to make an informed choice when buying food.  Processed foods

could contain eggs in any form and if you want to know when you’re

buying something which contains, for example, dried egg from caged hens

in India, then we’ll explain how you can help us get you this

information.   

In collaboration with

South-West MP, Colin Breed, we have tabled two Early Day Motions in the

UK parliament. An Early Day Motion (EDM) is a ‘political petition’

which only MPs can sign to show their support for political issues.

Both EDMs ask MPs to support better food labeling so we can be sure we

are supporting those farmers with free range hens.  Details of the

EDM’s can be viewed by clicking on the links below:

EDM 234: PRODUCTION METHOD LABELLING ON PROCESSED FOODS CONTAINING EGG AND EGG DERIVATIVES

and

EDM 239: LABELLING OF SHELL EGGS PRODUCED BY HENS IN ENRICHED CAGE SYSTEM

 

Some MPs have already signed the petitions, but we need more and we

really need YOUR help.  We want to see more free range hens, and don’t

want to see an increase in caged hens anywhere in the world, so this is

our opportunity to protect our British free range farmers and help

prevent more hens being put in cages way out of our reach.  Please ask

your MP to sign EDM’s 234 and 239 in support of improved welfare for

egg laying hens and support for British egg farmers

You can find the direct contact details for your MP here

Or

Click here to find your MP and send your email

Download a sample letter (MS Word version) or (PDF version) which you can copy or feel free to send a letter of your own.

This campaign aims to prevent cheap battery eggs laid by caged hens

outside the EU from being used in our foods without our knowledge, it’s

so important to all laying hens that you take part to prevent imports of egg products from countries where welfare is out of our control.  

Keep up to date with progress on the Battery Hen Welfare Trust website.