Trader Joe's Gives Birds Something to Sing About

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation's largest animal protection organization, announces the latest success in its No Battery Eggs campaign, declaring a moratorium in its four-month campaign to urge Trader Joe's to improve its laying hen welfare policy.

The majority of eggs currently sold at Trader Joe's are the company's own brand eggs, laid by hundreds of thousands of hens confined in battery cages-wire enclosures so small the birds cannot even spread their wings. Under the terms of this agreement, within three months:

1. All Trader Joe's brand eggs will be converted to cage-free eggs.

2. Any egg promotions by Trader Joe's will be devoted solely to cage-free egg sales.

Presently, the company sells more than 100 million Trader Joe's brand battery cage eggs per year, meaning that the company's new policy could benefit an estimated 380,000 birds.

"Trader Joe's has taken a positive step that will have a meaningful effect on animal welfare," explained HSUS president and CEO Wayne Pacelle. "By converting its private line eggs to cage-free, Trader Joe's helps reduce the number of birds confined in cruel cages. We are, therefore, putting our Trader Joe's campaign on moratorium."

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