New research published by RSPCA Assured reveals a huge double-standard in the way shoppers regard chickens that lay eggs and chickens farmed for their meat.
According to the survey 60% of people always buy cage free eggs, but as few as around half that number (33%) say they always buy ethical chicken meat such as RSPCA Assured, free range and organic.
This huge disparity is in spite of the majority (86%) of respondents saying they think all the chicken we eat should come from farms using