These state laws are now in place for animals in the U.S. 

Every day of every year, we take meaningful action to create a better world for animals. In the U.S., our State Affairs team works across the country to help protect animals in a variety of ways. One of the most important involves partnering with elected officials, law enforcement agencies, individual advocates and other parties to ensure that animal welfare legislation is put into place and then properly enforced.  

In 2025, several significant state-level measures resulting from our public policy efforts take effect. These are milestone achievements which will alleviate suffering and improve the lives of animals across the nation. 

On Jan. 1, 2025, laws in Colorado and Michigan that ban the production and sale of eggs from caged hens came into force. We are proud to have led the campaigns to enact these laws, which we anticipate will help protect more than 10 million birds each year. A public policy approach that produces strong legislation is crucial to our campaign to end the cruel practice of confining hens in battery cages, wire cages that are so small that the birds trapped inside them can’t even spread their wings. 

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