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Every year in the UK, we consume over 13 billion eggs. The majority of these comes from the 40.5 million egg-laying hens farmed in the UK each year. RSPCA Assured assesses egg-laying hens kept in free-range and barn systems, helping to improve animal welfare no matter the system – but we do not and never will allow hens to live in cages.
RSPCA Assured continues to work hard alongside the RSPCA to continually progress hen welfare and provide important information to the public on farming to higher welfare standards. 94% of the UK population consume some form of animal produce (meat, eggs, fish or dairy), and 83% say they have no plans to remove animal produce from their diets.
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That’s why the work we do together with our members is more important than ever, without our collaboration, millions of animals will be farmed to lower welfare standards. But because of the work of RSPCA Assured and our valued members, millions of hens are living better lives. That’s something to be proud of.
In 2025, the final version of the RSPCA welfare standards for laying hens was published. We hope this hub will help our members to understand the changes better and how they impact you.
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