Source: Dan Nosowitz, MODERN FARMER, 10/6/17


The Humane Society recently filed an initiative in California demanding that the state's egg-laying hens be given more space—enough to essentially mandate a cage-free life for the state's birds. Not surprisingly, trade groups have decried the initiative as over-regulation at the hands of activist groups. At the same time, a new study from from Perdue University researchers seemingly suggests that improving animal welfare in the egg industry will result in dramatic price increases for the average American consumer.

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