Discounter Farmfoods has been targeted by animal activists over it abandoning its commitment to stop selling caged hen eggs.
The supermarket’s Glasgow HQ, offices in Birmingham and Solihull depot were all targeted by activists from The Humane League.
It is now one of the last retailers that continues to sell eggs from caged hens. It said it had made the decision to do so due to being “unwilling to deny customers access to the good value, nutritious food provided by eggs laid by caged hens”.
Representatives from the charity said it had attempted to meet with representatives from Farmfoods in Glasgow and Birmingham while activists waved signs and chanted with megaphones.
Chants referenced owner George Herd and managing director Eric Herd and included: “Stop the torture, stop the pain, George and Eric are to blame.”
Activists leafleted the Solihull depot and sent all three locations ‘cruelty bundles’ featuring press clippings, photos of hens suffering in cages and a letter requesting Farmfoods urgently restore its cage-free promise.
“If Farmfoods can make a quick quid selling cruelly produced eggs, that is what they will do – even though the public is overwhelmingly opposed to the practice,” said Claire Williams, campaigns manager at The Humane League. “With eight out of 10 hens free from cages in the UK, Farmfoods need to wake up and make this change, or forever stand out as a business who takes special pride in their cruelty to animals.”
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