Support welfare-friendly chickens: Petition

Sorry, our petition is now closed. We received nearly 60,000 signatures in just two months, so thank you to everyone who has supported our campaign.

We will continue to keep up the pressure on supermarkets until they only stock welfare-friendly chicken.

If you would like to find out more about the RSPCA's Freedom Food labelled chicken, you can take a look inside our interactive chicken shed here. Or, if you'd like to download the RSPCA's Good Chicken Guide, click here.

Thanks again for your support!

RSPCA Campaigns Team

"I fully support the RSPCA's campaign asking retailers to stop selling standard chicken by 2010 and I would like more people, if they can afford it, to choose higher welfare labels like Freedom Food, free-range and organic as these mean the birds have had a better life. It's also important to buy British to support our farmers."

- Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley - Whttingstall are both raising awareness of the plight of the chicken. Watch Chicken Run and Jamie’s Fowl Dinners as part of Channel 4’s Food Season Fortnight.

Sick of the suffering?

Did you know 95% of all chickens reared for meat are reared in intensive conditions: housed in overcrowded, dimly lit sheds, and reaching their slaughter weight in around just 35 days.

The lack of space to move around, combined with the use of chicken breeds that grow extremely quickly – can result in painful leg problems, skin diseases and heart failure.

If the thought of this turns your stomach – take action today and support our campaign!