Liberty, the last battery hen in Britain, is set free - laws change about cage sizes/conditions
A chicken named Liberty – described as 'Britain's last battery hen' – is to be given a new home in Devon ahead of the EU-wide ban on keeping chickens in cramped cages.
From January 1 egg suppliers will be required by EU law to provide environments with space for hens to spread their wings, perch and move around, as the old 'battery' style cages are finally banned.
Animal welfare campaigners have fought for four decades to have the space-saving method of keeping chickens outlawed, with the final battery hen in Britain due to be released later today.
Jane Howarth of the British Hen Welfare Trust, said that 6000 chickens had been re-housed so far, adding of the final one, named Liberty.
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