Egg laying hens are confined to cages know as “battery cages”. The average space allowed each hen in a battery cage (in Japan) is 22cm x22cm. (About the same size or smaller than a hen’s body.) Several hens are often put into the same cage, where they commonly become injured, and even die due to overcrowding. The cages are placed at an angle of 8 degrees, so that any eggs laid, roll forwards for easy collection. In these cages, the hens are forced to stand on bare wire, which cuts into their feet, and causes terrible injuries. Their nails continue to grow inwards into their feet, causing pain and distress.…