Sweden is now entirely cage-free for laying hens, a feat achieved not with legislation but via consumer pressure and retailer pledges. Campaign group Project 1882 confirmed in June 2025 that the last 'enriched' cages were empty, freeing some 17 million birds.
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This country's chickens have gone completely 'cage-free.' And they didn't wait for a law to do it
In Sweden, all egg-laying hens are officially cage-free, after decades of public pressure and grassroots momentum from animal welfare group Project 1882.
