Previously, all eggs that Wendy's used came from hens confined in "battery cages"--barren enclosures so tiny, the birds can barely move for their entire lives. Now the chain is using a minimum of 2 percent cage-free eggs, a modest but meaningful step in the right direction.

"The Humane Society of the United States applauds Wendy's for responding to customers' concerns about animal welfare and taking this positive step," stated Paul Shapiro, senior director of The HSUS' factory farming campaign. "Wendy's new policy is reducing the number of birds confined in cruel cages, and is sending a clear signal that it's time for the egg industry to move away from inhumane confinement."

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Photo credit: The Humane Society of the United States.