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Parkrun has dropped The Happy Egg Company as a sponsor after animal rights activists claimed the firm kept hens in filthy, overcrowded conditions.
The 5km event charity ditched the British egg company after Peta released video showing animals packed into dingy sheds.
Footage showed thousands of birds cramped together on farms in Cumbria, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire.
Other images appeared to show hens left to scratch around on muddy fields rather than grassy landscapes like The Happy Egg Company's website shows.
PETA Director of Corporate Projects Dawn Carr said: 'We'll all run a bit easier knowing that cruelty to animals is no longer funding our Saturday morning Parkrun.
'Hens suffer on egg farms, which is why so many people are turning to truly happy vegan eggs, which are cholesterol-free, nutritious, and perfect for any athlete.'
Peta's probe into farms run by The Happy Egg Company started in March and claimed it found the animals in horrendous conditions.
The activists said hens were 'crammed tightly inside dark sheds', 'could not engage in natural behaviour' and 'some had open wounds'.
