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

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