Ai matiere and Natural yeast bread bousyu are cage-free

In response to an inquiry from Animal Rights Center Japan, Ai matiere in Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima, and Natural yeast bread bousyu in Nagoya responded that all the eggs they use are already cage free and that they would support the cage-free declaration.

Both stores use cage-free eggs because they want to use healthy and safe eggs.

In modern livestock, even living animals are mass-produced. (The word “produce” is not right for animals at all, but just for easy understanding.)

Regarding eggs, in order to produce a large number of eggs, a large number of chickens are stuffed in cages that are stacked in small spaces so that they can be reared efficiently.

Chickens who cannot be exposed to sunlight and cannot exercise cannot be healthy, forcing producers to administer various drugs and antibiotics.

Because the chickens are in places where they can’t even spread their wings, they hardly do anything during their lives, just spending longer days than anyone else.

It’s the change in consumer awareness that can save such chickens.
・ Do not eat eggs
・ Or if you want to eat, choose cage-free and do not support cage rearing

Please always keep in mind that the fate of animals is determined by humans.

What is cage rearing?

In cage rearing, which is the common rearing method for eggs in Japan, chickens are placed in cages and are overcrowded in order to prioritize productivity.

As a result, chickens are susceptible to illness due to lack of exercise, and drugs are used to prevent the spread of illness.

In Japan, over 90% of the farms use battery cage rearing.

It’s misleading to say that that’s healthy, and it’s definitely not natural.

Caged chickens

On the other hand, there do exist a few cage-free egg farms, which allow chickens to roam.

Cage-free rearing  (not the farm used by the featured businesses, another cage-free farm.)

Cage rearing is being abolished all over the world, but Japan’s animal welfare is currently far behind.

A simple thing we can do to reduce the number of hens who continue getting exploited in their cages and go through life immobilized is for the consumers to stop buying cage-reared eggs and eliminate your egg consumption.

People who become aware of the actual situations and make humane and ethical choices today are what will lead to a sustainable future.

Click here for a list of other cage-free companies and shops