McDonald’s has finally caught up with consumer sentiment on the subject of factory farming and the inhumane treatment of animals. The fast food giant is using its massive leverage to push its pork suppliers to phase out confining gestation crates for their pigs.
Back in November, McDonald’s found itself in an uncomfortable spotlight when The Humane Society of the United States filed a complaint with the SEC against one of its major pork suppliers, Smithfield Foods (SFD), over its environmental and animal welfare policies. These included the use of cruel gestation crates for breeding sows while claiming “ideal” living conditions for the animals. Read on.