First India egg producer gets free range label

Indian egg producer Happy Hens Farm is the first in the country to gain the "free range" label for its product, according to Humane Society International.

September 20, 2011

Indian egg producer Happy Hens Farm is the first in the country to gain the "free range" label for its product, according to Humane Society International.

“At Happy Hens Farm, we believe that we have the responsibility to provide these animals every opportunity to express natural behaviour,” said Manjunath Marappan, the farm’s co-founder.

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