Cage-Free Hong Kong
‘Cage-Free Hong Kong’ – the first ‘laying hen welfare’ movement in Hong Kong aiming to transition away from cage farming, ending the cruelty of confining laying hens in battery cages. Propel Hong Kong towards a city with higher animal welfare standards. We collaborate with corporations and initiatives, and conduct public education to support ethical consumption practices.
Listing cage-free egg suppliers
and brands
Partnering with businesses
to offer special deals
Advocating for laying hen welfare with various organizations
Initiating a petition
to reflect public demand
Promoting the Good Egg Award
with Compassion in World Farming
Supporting businesses
transform their supply chains
Wong Chi Wing
Director, Food & Dietetic Department
Registered Dietitian (USA)
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital
Hong Kong Adventist Hospital proudly supports Cage-Free Hong Kong, aligning with our values of enhancing animal welfare standards, improving food safety, and promoting sustainable development. We are committed to sustainability and fulfilling our corporate social responsibility by using cage-free eggs on our patient menu. We recognize that animal welfare is an integral part of driving responsible supply chains in the food service industry.
Heidi Spurrell, MSc, PG Dip, BEM
CEO, Founder
Food Systems Transformation
Future Green Global
As someone deeply committed to ethical practices, I support Cage-Free Hong Kong's mission to end the cruel use of battery cages. This campaign highlights our shared responsibility to create a kinder world for animals. At Future Green, we empower businesses to make compassionate choices through resources like our cage-free egg guide. Together, we can build a more humane and sustainable food system. Join us in making a real difference.
Richard Ekkebus
Director of Culinary Operations and Food & Beverage
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong started shifting to cage-free eggs in 2016 and 'Cage-Free Hong Kong' aligns with our values. The pandemics we have had over the last 20 years, most of them are related to industrial farming, there’s a link between healthy food and animal-friendly practices. Animal welfare, organic feeding, and the best practices within farming, all create better products, especially when Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has no tolerance for food safety risk.
Supporting Organizations
Egg-laying Chicken Farms:
Which farming system has better animal welfare?
Battery Cage ❌
Inhumane intensive farming, where hens are confined in small, dirty metal cages for their short lives, becomes egg-laying machines.
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Crowded with many hens to produce the maximum number of eggs at the lowest cost
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Each hen has less space than an A4 sheet of paper
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Unable to express natural behaviors, such as stretching their wings
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Beaks are trimmed to prevent feather pecking due to stress from poor conditions • Lack of exercise leads to very fragile bones
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Lack of exercise leads to very fragile bones
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Eggs are 35 times more likely to be contaminated with salmonella compared to free-range eggs
*Eggs without specified production methods are usually battery cage eggs, which make up the majority of eggs on the market.
Free-Range ⭐️ ⭐️
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Allows hens to move around in an outdoor environment
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Higher quality, more spacious environment
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Offers organic options
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Reduces food safety risks such as salmonella contamination
Cage-Free ⭐️
More than 35 countries worldwide have already or are in the process of phasing out battery cages, switching to more humane cage-free methods.
- Indoor henhouses
- Equipped with space and perches, allowing hens to express natural behaviors (such as nesting, walking, roosting, socializing, digging, and dust bathing)
- Reduces food safety risks such as salmonella contamination
Pasture-Raised ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
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Hens live in a natural pasture environment, closer to their instinctive needs
- Offers organic options
- Reduces food safety risks such as salmonella contamination