Rainbow Grocery Cooperative has been hailed by animal activists for the decision to become the first San Francisco-based retailer to announce an exclusive cage-free egg policy. Since 1975, Rainbow Grocery, an independent, collectively run, worker owned and operated cooperative, has provided consumers with an affordable array of natural, organic food products. The celebrated grocery store joins a growing national network of cities, educational institutions, farmers, and retailers that oppose the intensive confinement of laying hens — a common egg industry practice.

Each year over 19 million egg-laying hens are raised in concentrated confinement to produce eggs for California consumers. According to the California Poultry Workgroup, the vast majority of egg-layers in California are confined to tiny cages. Each bird is limited to less than 67 square inches of space for her entire life.

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