There’s nothing natural about the egg industry. A commercial egg-laying hen was bred for our needs—not hers. She’s stuffed inside a cage. Suffering inside. She feels it in her bones. But this feeling isn’t just an expression. It’s her reality.

Consider: A hen in the wild lays about a dozen eggs per year. The creation of a single eggshell saps calcium from her bones. She needs plenty of rest before she can lay again.

A commercial hen, however, is bred to lay around 300 eggs per year. She is the equivalent of 25 hens. The math is shocking, but the science is obvious. Iftheeggindustrycontinuestobleedherdry,herboneswillbecomeasfragileashereggshells.

The industry euphemizes severe osteoporosis in hens as “cage layer fatigue.” Hens are developing preventable diseases—and instead of accepting responsibility, companies are dismissing hens as tired. Physical activity minimizes, and often eases, this condition. By letting hens move around, by letting them out of the cages the disease refers to—their bone health improves.

But they remain confined. A battery cage was designed like a commercial hen’s body: not made for comfort, but for profit. Caged hens can’t move around freely, stretch, or even spread their wings. As they languish, their anguish grows. Their osteoporosis leads to fractures. Spinal cord damage. Even paralysis.

By keeping hens in cages, the egg industry is doubling down on the idea that animals don’t deserve to move a muscle.

If you believe that caging animals is wrong, take action now to help end this extreme cruelty.