• Dreamcatcher@lemmy.zip
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    22 hours ago

    They’re often crammed very tight in Europe as well, but it depends on the type of egg you buy.

    Having a tiny bit of shit on it is uncommon, and people understand that it’s going to happen sometimes with a natural product that comes out of a chicken’s ass.

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      22 hours ago

      Battery cages are illegal in the EU, and the minimum provision for caged hens is 750cm^2 per bird.

      The US has no such law, but “industry standard” is 430 to 550cm^2 per bird.