Entire West Coast Goes Cage-Free on Eggs as Oregon Signs On
- Humane Society calls the law a ‘monumental win’ for chickens
- More consumers will opt for more expensive specialty eggs
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg
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The march to convert the U.S. to cage-free eggs continues, with the entire West Coast now on board with the trend.
Oregon joined California and Washington state in the past week, with a law signed Friday that requires all eggs sold in the state to come from cage-free operations. Eight states currently have laws in place that either ban or put limits on conventional cages, in which birds are kept in wire cages with space the size of a sheet of paper -- not enough to turn around or stretch their wings.