We have had enough of this Rotten industry and the horrors it inflicts on sweet, innocent hens. We have investigated over 20 facilities and we are always shocked by what we find inside. So we decided to take a bold action, something that will change the lives of these hens forever!

We did open rescue

This is the first time we have taken this bold step, and now these hens will get to experience a life of freedom at a sanctuary. In contrast the abysmal conditions on the farms, the hens will now be able to feel joy and happiness as they live a more natural life. They deserve nothing less.

We saved six chickens in total, each a unique individual, and we named them Ginger, Babs, Bunty, Molly, Frizzle and Mac. Three of them came from an RSPCA Assured farm, and the other three from 'enriched' colony cages. Despite these differences in welfare standards, the health of the hens was exactly the same.

Welfare labels mean very little for the hens trapped in the industry. It doesn’t matter that three of the hens were RSPCA Assured because they would have still been used as egg machines to line the pockets of farmers and big companies. We are bringing this fact to the public directly with the story of these hens because, unfortunately, so many people still believe these welfare lies. 

Whilst we were at the sanctuary, we photographed the hens and filmed them. It was so touching when they saw straw for the first time and started building nests. It was even more special when they saw grass and could roam in the greenery. They are now safe and have the opportunity to be real chickens. Ginger, Babs, Bunty, Molly, Frizzle and Mac will now live a life of freedom. We also put the hens, who were from different levels of so-called welfare, side-by-side to see if we could spot any differences.

Do you want to see the results? 

As you can see, both hens have considerable feather loss albeit in slightly different places. Their conditions look very similar and there’s not much to tell them apart in terms of their overall health. This free-range farm was no different to the others we have investigated and the birds looked very similar to those on a lower tier of so-called welfare.

New outreach content

We also took these images with us to Cambridge on a placard for our outreach event as part of our Week of Action. We interviewed members of the public and asked them if they could spot the difference. Of course, they couldn’t. You can watch these interview reels here and here.

We need to take bold actions for the animals. We need to make powerful statements for the industry to know we are not backing down and we will fight for animal liberation.

Thank you for supporting us in our mission. Together we can create change.

As always,

for the animas!