Wal-Mart, the nation's largest grocery chain announced on Tuesday that it targets to cease its sale of egg from caged hens come 2025. Its egg suppliers will be required to practice an industry standard for the way hens are being treated by 2025 and have their submissiveness checked by a third party.
It had signaled of its plan of switching to cage-free eggs in May when it announced that it would persuade its suppliers to cling to the "five principles" of animal welfare, which is a set of guidelines including the surety of animals not starving, do not suffer from mental distress and have enough space to move around, according to NBC News.
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