Yes, you read the heading correctly. The McDonalds restaurants (there’s 164 of them) through out New Zealand are going to be switching to free range eggs.
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This is the Free Range we all believe |
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This is also classified as “Free Range” |
I spoke to SAFE (N.Z. animal welfare) to make sure that McDonalds were, in fact, going to use actual free range – you know, the chickens running around outside (top picture), and not barn chickens with the door open (above).
Yes, indeed, true free range …. well done!
Now, the New Zealand government has said that all caged eggs must be replaced by Colony, Barn or Free Range by 2022. Well, it would probably only take one more chain e.g. Burger King, to follow suit for the free range market to give the others a run for their money and perhaps we could even see the supermarket choices being either Free Range or Barn …. not a cage in sight.
If that happened, then McDonald’s should rightfully be given the kudos.

But, for now, for whatever reason McDonalds have done this (and there’ll be a dollar in it for them), at least it’s a step in the right direction.
Goodness, never thought I’d ever write the words “McDonalds” and “kudos” in the same sentence!!!!
Ciao
Fee
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