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Breaking news: Washington governor signs historic law to end cage confinement of egg-laying hens

Posted on by PAHS Staff
07
May

Great News from the State of Washington!

MAJOR VICTORY! Our bill in Washington state to ban the production and sale of eggs from caged hens was just signed into law by the governor. This is the strongest confinement law to ever pass through a legislative body, and will benefit roughly 8 million hens per year.

This victory would not have…

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Breaking news: Washington governor signs historic law to end cage confinement of egg-laying hens

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has just signed into law the strongest protections for egg-laying hens ever passed in any state legislature. This historic win will benefit approximately eight million hens each year, freeing them from cage confinement by the end of 2023. The measure builds

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The Palo Alto Humane Society is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, charitable, volunteer-supported organization. PAHS is one of the few humane societies nationwide with no animal shelter. Instead of managing animals inside a shelter, we work to keep animals out of the shelter through humane programs in intervention, advocacy, and education. For a century, our mission has been to alleviate the suffering of animals, increase public sensitivity to animal issues, and elevate the status of animals in our society.