The typical life of an egg-laying chicken is beginning to change dramatically. Ninety percent of the eggs we eat come from chickens that live in long lines of wire cages, about eight birds to a cage.

It's not worth the cost of eggs — cage-free chicken farming, that is. On March 21, Gov. Katie Hobbs ordered a delay in the enforcement of cage-free chicken farming in Arizona in the hopes of lowering ...

McDonald’s buys two billion eggs a year. It’s a huge number. If you laid two billion eggs end to end…you would be a chicken. But now, after years of pressure from animal rights activists, McDonald’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A group of chickens surrounding an egg. - Chapon Bootboonneam/Getty Images If only fast-food companies included a "no ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Oregon made headlines at the start of the year when it became the latest of several states to implement a "cage-free" egg law, which requires all eggs produced or sold in the state to ...

When Daniel Abiliba was growing up in northern Ghana, caring for animals was part of his daily life. He shepherded cows before school. His family had a donkey, dogs, goats, cattle, and assorted ...

Virtue signaling may be in part to blame for the sky-high price of eggs across the US, with cartons fetching as much as $12 to $15 a dozen in pricey states like California and New York. The current ...

Back in 2016, Chick-fil-A joined other national fast-food chains in promising to serve 100% cage-free eggs in its restaurants by 2026. The only problem is that promise has gone unfulfilled, even as ...

Talk about egg on their face. After nearly a decade of clucking about a cleaner conscience, Chick-fil-A is walking back its once-crystal-clear promise to go 100% cage-free — at least on schedule. The ...

As of Jan. 1, every egg sold in Colorado must now come from “cage-free” hens. While the state’s agricultural department insists producers can meet demand, consumers are already feeling the pinch — and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michigan grocery stores are getting ready for a big change that takes effect Jan. 1 when all eggs sold in the state must come from ...

If only fast-food companies included a "no take-backsies" clause in their corporate promises. According to a statement posted on Chick-fil-A's website, the chain is no longer on track to meet its goal ...