The Open Wing Alliance applauds TORIDOLL for its
commitment to eliminate cages
NEW
YORK, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TORIDOLL
Holdings Corporation, one of the world's largest restaurant
companies based in Japan, has
released a groundbreaking global animal welfare policy pledging to
source 100 percent cage-free eggs and egg products for its
restaurant locations worldwide, making it the largest cage-free
commitment from a Japanese-multinational corporation to date. This
critical commitment follows collaboration between Toridoll and the
Open Wing Alliance, a global coalition of more than 90 major animal
protection organizations across 63 countries.
With over 1,700 restaurants in 27 countries, TORIDOLL'S new
policy will benefit countless egg-laying hens in the global supply
chains. With this commitment in place, TORIDOLL is set to source
approximately 1.2 million cage-free eggs by year-end 2022 and 11.68
million cage-free eggs by year-end 2023 in Japan alone.
"Due to the magnitude of Toridoll's influence, this commitment
to source cage-free eggs will dramatically change the face of
animal agriculture on a global scale," says Hannah Surowinski,
Global Corporate Relations Coordinator for The Humane League. "This
proves beyond doubt that the world is rapidly moving away from
cruel cages."
The effort to secure this animal welfare policy was led by
members of the Open Wing Alliance, a global coalition united to
improve the welfare of chickens raised in factory farms
worldwide.
Why go cage-free?
- Food Safety: According to the European Food Safety
Authority, cage farms are 25 times more likely to be contaminated
with salmonella.
- Confinement: Egg-laying hens are confined inside wire
cages so overcrowded that hens cannot spread their wings.
- Injuries: Foot and claw damage are more frequent in
cages than in other systems due to stepping on sharp wiring
daily.
- Mental Anguish: The constant inability to perform any
actions that feel natural leads to unending frustration.
As consumer demand for cage-free eggs continues to grow, global
companies like TORIDOLL have been abandoning cages around the
world. More than 130 other global commitments to end the use of
battery cages have been made by some of the largest
companies in the world, including KFC, Burger King, Taco Bell,
Krispy Kreme, Unilever, and Nestlé,
For more information about the Open Wing Alliance, please visit
OpenWingAlliance.org. Follow along with the cage-free movement on
Twitter @GlobalCageFree.
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