We are thrilled to announce that Jayasimha Nuggehalli, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Global Food Partners (GFP), has joined the Animal Welfare League Advisory Board.

This will be a series of commentary on skills and knowledge building undertaken by Animal Welfare League staff as part of our staff development. In this initial piece, Animal Welfare League partnered with Scarlet Spark to undertake a special curated leadership training.

Kempinski Hotels has recently shared progress on its Cage-Free commitments. Globally, 33% of their hotels are now wholly cage-free, with an additional 48% partially cage-free. These figures represent a significant step forward.

Louvre Hotels has shown willingness to adapt and improve its policies for better animal welfare in its supply chain. This was preceded by a campaign led by the Open Wing Alliance and Animal Welfare League as the outreach leader for African groups.

The national cage free directory is the end-product of our strategy two [working with egg producers and stakeholders] to end the abuse of chickens in factory farming. Farmers on this list have pledged to use cage free farming systems and other higher animal welfare practices in the industry. This update contains the most recent additions to the directory.

Accra City Hotel commits to ethical egg sourcing - a policy with the potential of impacting the lives of close to 7,000 hens in their supply chain.

Animal Welfare League applauds the African Union Heads of State who, during their gathering in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 37th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly, successfully placed a ban on Donkey skin trade following the proposal that was made by the Specialised Technical Committee for Agriculture, Rural Development, Water, and Environment in November 2023.

Grovenest Inn is proud to join other industry leaders in formalizing our commitment to sourcing 100% of our eggs (including shell, liquid, and egg ingredient products) from cage-free sources throughout our operations by the end of 2025.

The national cage free directory is the end-product of our strategy two [working with egg producers and stakeholders] to end the abuse of chickens in factory farming. Farmers on this list have pledged to use cage free farming systems and other higher animal welfare practices in the industry. This update contains the most recent additions to the directory.

We are thrilled to announce a remarkable addition to our team at Animal Welfare League. Dr. Constance Li has joined us as a member of our esteemed advisory board. With a trailblazing career and a longstanding dedication to the welfare of animals, Dr. Li brings a wealth of experience and passion that will undoubtedly elevate our efforts to new heights.

The national cage free directory is the end-product of our strategy two [working with egg producers and stakeholders] to end the abuse of chickens in factory farming. Farmers on this list have pledged to use cage free farming systems and other higher animal welfare practices in the industry.

Ashanti region, where Kumasi is the capital, has the highest number of poultry farmers in the country, an overwhelming 41 farmers out of 56 selected attendees signed up to our cage free farmer’s network showing strong interest in our national cage free directory. According to their current production, we will be working with them to ensure over 200,000 hens are not put into cages.

The cage-free movement is increasingly gaining momentum all over the continent. More consumers, international organisations, and activists are calling for the ban of cruel battery cages which are detrimental to animal welfare, and pose serious threats to public and consumer health. At the core of this important work in Africa are passionate and dedicated animal advocacy organisations, many of whom are small, under-funded yet vibrant groups working hard to eradicate battery cages one at a time. Open Wing Alliance and Animal Advocacy Africa work with three of these organisations, Education for African Animal Welfare from Tanzania, Animal Welfare League from Ghana, and Sibanye Animal Welfare and Conservancy Trust from Zimbabwe, who shared their experiences with us; walking us through what it is like to run cage free campaigns in their countries.

“Consumers are demanding better for hens, and this report proves that the vast majority of companies are listening. Reporting on cage-free progress has become the norm, not the exception.” - Hannah Surowinski, Global Corporate Relations Manager at THL

An overwhelming 76.7% of participating farmers welcomed the cage-free message with 21 farmers signing on to the national cage-free farms directory and 2 farmers have expressed interest to transition from caged systems to cage-free production. This measure prevents at least 50,000 laying hens from being put in cages now.

In the month of October, we mounted campaigns against ten (10) big corporate hospitality companies in Ghana and two of these companies responded for an in-person meeting. AWL had in-person meetings with these two companies; Alisa Hotel and AquaSafari in October