Ask Defra to publish its hen cage consultation results

Why it's urgent

The report gives no fixed deadline for this request. CIWF says the consultation results are still unpublished, so it is asking Defra to publish them now.

The strategy

Public emails add to CIWF's request that Defra publish results and move towards a hen cage ban. One email is a small contribution, but repeated requests can make publication harder to delay.

Why it scored 58

Scale: Huge

About 5 million caged laying hens a year in the UK, per Animal Equality UK as quoted on CIWF's page.

Severity: Serious

Enriched cages prevent foraging, dustbathing and wing stretching, which is a meaningful welfare harm that a ban would address.

Chance of success: Plausible

The government consulted on hen cages, but the report does not say whether it intends to act, so the outcome could go either way.

Your difference: Small

A single email to Defra on a publication request is one of many, so one more adds little.