Bridgewater Poultry (Egg) Farm
Bridgewater Poultry is owned by Peter Bozzo, Tony Nesci, Luigi Napolitano and David Scaunich. The property has sheds containing both barn-laid and caged egg-laying hens.
Previously exposed by Animal Liberation in 2019, hidden camera footage revealed 'spent' layer hens being gassed to death using carbon dioxide. Also uncovered was the shocking cruelty displayed to hens, who were beaten and abused by workers.
In 2025, anonymous investigators entered the farm to document the conditions inside. They found sheds with chickens packed together on the floor and on perches. The hens were so dense that investigators struggled to move between them, looking for evidence of pecking.
Bridgewater Poultry eggs are packaged as 'Victorian Fresh Barn Laid Eggs' and are sold in Woolworths, Coles and independent stores in NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT and SA. In March of 2019, their eggs were recalled after five people contracted salmonella enteritidis.
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Eggs Uncaged - The reality of 'ethical' eggs
Sunday 1 Feb 2026 by
Free-range, cage-free - we went behind the labels to expose the real cost of 'ethical' eggs. A sick hen at South Gippsland Eggs (Farm Transparency Project, 2025) Roughly 55% of the 19 million Australian egg-laying hens are raised in cage systems, where birds are kept behind bars for their entire lives. On cage farms, hens can be allowed as little as 550cm2 of space, roughly the size of an A4 piece of paper. The other 45% of egg-laying hens are raised in cage-free systems, a loose umbrella term that covers both certified free-range production systems, as well as 'barn-laid' egg farms where hens... Read more >
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Egg industry refuses to respond to animal activists’ footage
Tuesday 9 Dec 2025 by
Australia’s egg industry has refused to respond to disturbing footage showing dead and dying hens at Victorian free-range farms, with members told to stay silent. Read more >
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Ex-workers allege animal cruelty and worker mistreatment at Josh's Rainbow Eggs
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... Read more >
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Death, overcrowding and cannibalism at major free-range egg producers
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,... Read more >
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