New Delhi, March 29 -- The Bharat Initiative for Accountability (BIA), a coalition of Indian animal welfare organisations, staged a protest on Friday at Jantar Mantar against a multinational food-services giant, demanding that it fulfils its global cage-free egg commitment in India.
Despite pledging to source 100% cage-free eggs worldwide by 2025, the company has made virtually no progress in India, with less than 1% of its eggs cage-free while successfully transitioning in Europe and North America, BIA claimed.
"They claim to be a sustainability leader, yet it continues sourcing eggs from cruel battery cages in India while shifting to cage-free eggs in Europe and North America," said Aarti Bhavana, director of corporate engagement, BIA....