Lucy Gavaghan takes fight to Asda and Morrisons

A 14-year-old girl who successfully campaigned for Tesco to end the sale of eggs from caged hens is now calling on ASDA and Morrisons to follow suit.

In February 2016, Lucy Gavaghan from Sheffield launched a petition calling on Tesco to end caged and barn farming.  

After receiving some 280,000 signatures, 750 letters from supporters and a meeting with Tesco's head of agriculture, that goal was finally reached.

Last Wednesday (13 July) the supermarket giant announced that it is to stop sourcing eggs from caged hens by 2025.

Not wanting to give up the fight, Lucy has now taken her petition to two other major British supermarkets - Morrisons and Asda - who, so far, have announced no plans to do the same.

Lucy argues that if they were to only sell free range eggs, demand for caged hens would 'drop enormously.'

'The fact that Tesco, the biggest supermarket in Britain, have decided to stop selling caged hens’ eggs is proof that no matter how big the company, or how demanding the supply chain, the prospect of a free-range future is not impossible,' writes Lucy.

'I know people worry about cost but the supermarkets can & must provide for people and families who require lower cost options by reaching a compromise that means products are affordable as well as sourced from a free range environment,' she adds.

Launched on Monday, Lucy's petition has already received over 120,000 signatures. It can be found at www.change.org.