Danes say no to battery-cage eggs, but yes to the chickens

Very few Danes prefer organic, cage-free chicken – however, according to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, demand is growing

Shifa Rahaman

Jun 29, 2016

While Danish supermarkets Coop, Netto and Føtex have recently announced they are pulling battery-cage eggs off the shelves due to a fall in demand and concern about animal welfare, it turns out very few Danes are demanding the same standards are applied to the chickens they purchase for their dinner.

READ MORE: Danish supermarkets Netto and Føtex to stop the sale of battery-cage eggs

While the trade in organic eggs has increased by 20 percent, less than 1 percent of the chickens produced for the Danish market are certified organic, reports DR.

Paradox
Jes Harfeld, an assistant professor of bioethics at Aalborg University, sees the situation as somewhat of a paradox.

“There is not a huge difference in animal welfare between battery hens and conventionally slaughtered chicken,” he told DR.

“Both live in conditions that are really, really terrible.”

However, according to the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, the demand for organic chicken in Denmark is on the rise and will continue to grow in the future.

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