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Major free-range egg producer acknowledges 18-month long deception
Media release: Monday 8 Dec 2025
Major free-range egg producer, Josh's Rainbow Eggs has publicly acknowledged that they have been misleading consumers with claims that they rehome all their ex-layer hens. A photo of a dead hen at Josh's Rainbow Eggs. Image: Farm Transparency Project (2025) Following an investigation by animal protection group Farm Transparency Project (FTP), which included testimony from ex-workers and footage of dead and sick hens taken inside the sheds at Josh's Rainbow Egg's Monegeetta farm, the business made changes to their website to remove multiple instances of the word 'ethical' and to add a statement saying that, since May 2024 they have been...
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Ex-workers allege animal cruelty and worker mistreatment at Josh's Rainbow Eggs
Media release: Wednesday 3 Dec 2025
Farm Transparency Project has published allegations of starvation, mistreatment and forced moulting from ex-workers at major free-range egg producer, Josh's Rainbow Eggs. Two ex-workers claim that the farm made them clean machinery with toothbrushes and treated workers as 'expendable.' Workers also claim that the farm uses starvation to force moulting in egg-laying hens. Photos of dead hens at Josh's Rainbow Eggs. Photo: provided by ex-worker. Animal advocacy group Farm Transparency Project (FTP) has published two statements from ex-workers at so-called 'ethical egg' producer Josh's Rainbow Eggs, which is sold in major supermarkets around Victoria. The ex-workers claims that...
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Death, overcrowding and cannibalism at major free-range egg producers
Media release: Tuesday 2 Dec 2025
Animal protection organisation releases new footage showing widespread mistreatment of chickens on free-range and cage-free egg farms in Victoria. The footage, captured at five free-range and two barn-laid egg farms, shows sick, injured and dead hens, including ones that have been left to rot in sheds. The footage was captured by anonymous investigators earlier in the year. New footage published by Farm Transparency Project (FTP) shows chickens living in filth amongst dead and dying hens, across seven free-range and barn-laid egg farms in Victoria, including suppliers to major supermarkets. Footage from the farms shows overcrowded sheds, chickens with serious wounds,...
