Why are Fluffy and Superfly doing the Happy Dance?

They just heard the good news -  Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines and Carnival Cruise Lines, the world’s first and second-largest cruise companies, have switched to cage-free eggs!  Both cruise lines worked with the Humane Society of the United States to develop the new hen-friendly policies.

So why are the hens so happy?
Royal Caribbean will switch to 3.2 million cage-free eggs immediately, and have promised to increase to 6.8 million within a year – sparing nearly 30,000 hens each year from being held inside tiny cages. Carnival Cruise Lines has made similar progress, converting more than 2 million eggs to cage-free. These cage-free hens will have two to three times more space per bird than their less fortunate caged sisters.

We applaud Royal Caribbean and Carnival – the first cruise lines to join the growing national cage-free eggs movement already adopted by many major restaurant and fast-food chains including Subway, Wendy’s, Quiznos, and Burger King.

And thanks to Karyn Altman, our VP Business Development, for sharing the photo of her sister’s two adorable pet chickens, Superfly and Fluffy!

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