But while almost all British egg producers will be compliant with the new EU-wide law – which will ban the keeping of egg-laying hens in barren battery cages from this Sunday – many European countries will continue to keep battery hens. read more
It looks like it was made illegal in the UK, yes: The end of battery farms in Britain – but not Europe I don't believe they can be imported, but cannot be certain. read more
The British Egg Industry Council estimates that during the past two years 81 million hens, almost a quarter of Europe's 363 million egg-laying hens, have been removed from battery cages in preparation for the ban. read more
Oregon SB 805 also banned battery cages and set forth a transition to enriched colony cages, doubling the space per egg-laying hen. This law served as the model for a national agreement between the Humane Society of the United States and the United Egg Producers. Australia. The 2009 'Code of Practice' permits the use of battery cages. read more