cage-free
Adjective
Meaning
cage-free (not comparable)
Being or relating to chickens not raised in battery cages, but free to roam within a certain space.
cage-free hens
cage-free eggs
Examples
And what was once considered an undesirable cat is suddenly “adoptable” again, simply by virtue of being cage-free.
Beyond the cage-free egg transition, we are also working to make sure that the sugared eggs we buy are sweetened with Fairtrade-certified sugar.
Hundreds of animal rights activists across California are already swept up in campaign preparations for a new cage-free farming initiative that hits the November ballot to ban cages for chickens, pigs and veal calves.
Velvety cage-free eggs with aged Gruyere and Monterey Jack cheese are topped with a layer of Applewood smoked bacon.
Several years ago, Ben & Jerry’s decided to switch to using certified-humane cage-free eggs in our ice cream.
The percentage of cage-free eggs used to make our products in North America decreased slightly from 2011 to 2012 from 98% to 97.5%.