cage-free
Roaming without bars
Cage-free describes poultry raised without being confined to cages, though not necessarily with outdoor access.
The term appears most often on egg cartons: cage-free eggs.
It represents a step above conventional battery cages but falls short of free-range or pasture-raised standards.
Marketing sometimes stretches the term beyond its meaning.
Reproductive cells in shells
- hensFemale chickens
- chickensDomestic fowl for eggs
- layingPutting down horizontally
- pasture-raisedReared on grassland
barn · organic · humane · flock · nesting · roaming · certified · label
Identifying attachment or marker
- certifiedOfficially declared valid
- organicFrom living matter
- packagingProtective product enclosure
- premiumAdded cost for better
branding · claims · grocery · consumers · purchasing · natural · wholesome · trustworthy
Marked by kindness
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
- advocacyPleading for a cause
reform · confinement · suffering · conditions · treatment · activism · certification · regulations
eggs
Reproductive cells in shells
pasture-raised · barn · organic · humane · flock · nesting · roaming · certified · label · carton
label
Identifying attachment or marker
premium · branding · claims · grocery · consumers · purchasing · natural · wholesome · trustworthy · verification
humane
Marked by kindness
- welfareComfort and prosperity
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- ethicalConforming to moral principles
advocacy · reform · confinement · suffering · conditions · treatment · activism · certification · regulations · standards
- organicscertified organic, organic, non-GMO, natural foods, whole foods
- animal welfareanimal rights, humane societies, humane treatment, shelters, animal ethics
- Ethical Consumptionethical shopping, buy local, local buying, eco-friendly, fair trade
- ethical shoppingfair trade coffee, ethical sourcing, sustainable sourcing, ethical shopping, buy local
- food ethicsethical eating, veganism, ethical sourcing, vegetarianism, humane slaughter
- sustainable eatingsustainable food, ethical eating, local food, organic food, plant-based