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Circle K Goes Cage-Free!
Convenient store giant Alimentation Couche-Tard, which owns Circle K, is expanding its promise to source 100% cage-free eggs to its international Circle K stores by 2025. In 2018, Couche-Tard...
View ArticleHens Suffer as Major Brands Wobble on Cage-Free Commitments
The Open Wing Alliance is calling out three global companies for failing to report meaningful progress towards their cage-free egg commitments. The Alliance’s Global Manufacturers Sector Cage-free...
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New Loblaws CEO Should Make the Grocer Cage-Free
Loblaw Companies Ltd., Loblaws’ parent company, is bringing in a Danish grocery executive as its new CEO and president by early 2024. Current CEO Galen Weston will transition to the Chair of the...
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Loblaws Protest: Confronting Shareholders With Failed Cage-Free Promise
Nearly 10,000 Canadians have asked grocer Loblaws to keep a promise to stop selling eggs from hens confined in tiny cages. In 2016, Loblaw announced it would stop selling eggs from hens confined in...
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Loblaws Comes Clean on Cage-Free Egg Progress After Public Pressure
Our voices are being heard! Loblaws is finally going public with data on its cage-free egg sales, following months of public pressure from Animal Justice and our supporters. In 2016, Loblaws announced...
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Canada Falls Far Behind US, UK, & EU on Cage-Free Egg Progress
Mercy For Animals has released the latest edition of their Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, a comprehensive report that assesses major food companies on their animal welfare initiatives—including...
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Stagnation in Loblaw’s Cage-Free Commitment
Are Canadian grocers evolving when it comes to animal welfare? Or are they falling behind? Canadian Grocer, an industry publication, is hosting their annual GroceryConnex event focused on the theme of...
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Understanding the Labels: What’s the Real Deal on Egg Farming Systems
When you pick up a carton of eggs at the grocery store, you’re confronted with various labels like “conventional eggs,” “enriched colonies,” “free run,” “free-range,” and “organic.” But do you know...
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Loblaws Protest: Taking the Message to New CEO Per Bank
Loblaw Companies Ltd., a leading Canadian retailer that owns major grocers including Loblaws, Real Canadian Superstore, and Independent Markets, made a commitment in 2016 to phase out eggs from hens...
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The Role of Corporations in Improving Animal Welfare
Major grocers, restaurants, and food companies have huge buying power and influence, as they are Canada’s largest buyers and sellers of meat, chicken, eggs, and dairy products. Since Canada doesn’t...
View ArticleNew Survey: 87% of Canadians Want Clear Cage-Free Labels on Eggs
A new survey from Bryant Research shows that Canadian consumers want grocery stores to take more action to improve animal welfare and transparency in the food system, especially when it comes to eggs....
View ArticleThe Life of a Hen Beyond the Food Industry
Egg farms often cage laying hens in crowded and unnatural environments, where their lives are solely dedicated to producing eggs for human consumption. But hens are not simply egg-laying machines....
View ArticlePrice Hikes & Broken Promises: The Ongoing Saga of Loblaws
Loblaws can’t seem to stay out of news headlines. For Canadians, it’s hardly ever for good reasons. Earlier this month, Loblaws’ parent company, Loblaw Companies, announced they would no longer offer...
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Egg Industry in Canada
Around 27 million hens are used in the Canadian egg industry, and 83% of them are still confined to cages. Canada Lags Far Behind Other Countries Canada has no government regulations setting standards...
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Whole Foods Protest: Caviar Is Too Cruel To Sell
Caviar and roe are garnishes that cause extreme suffering to fishes, and concerned citizens are speaking up! On Saturday, April 6, over a dozen animal advocates protested outside a Whole Foods Market...
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