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Call out Unilever on its broken cage-free promise

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5 min

Why it's urgent

No fixed deadline is given. The campaign is ongoing, and the page shows a running count of days since the promise was broken.

The strategy

Public pressure on a well-known consumer brand can prompt a company to reconsider a public commitment. One online action adds a single voice to a campaign, so its individual effect is small.

Why it scored 67

Scale: Huge
About 2 to 5 million hens (guess): the campaign's scoreboard gives only the word 'millions' and no exact figure, so this estimate is based on the likely size of Unilever's egg supply and is not confirmed.
Severity: Extreme
The campaign describes hens in cages that leave them unable to move or spread their wings, which is prolonged confinement; this is the campaign's own description.
Chance of success: Plausible
Unilever has made a public cage-free commitment before, so a response is plausible, but the page shows no sign that the company is reconsidering.
Your difference: Small
A single online red-card action is one click among many, so one more participant adds little on its own.

Open to anyone who can use the online form. The page does not say whether participation is limited by country or requires personal details beyond what the form asks for. Sources: callfowl.com, thehumaneleague.org. How scoring works