Burger King Says All Eggs and Pork Will Come From Cage-Free Chickens and Pigs by 2017: Should Other Restaurants Follow Suit?
SodaHead Living
2012/04/26 17:10:38
|
|
|||||
|
300 votes
|
|
80% | |||
|
73 votes
|
|
20% | |||
Are you an animal lover, particularly one with a weakness for Burger King? We have good news for you. The burger joint announced on Wednesday that all of its eggs and pork will come from cage-free chickens and pigs by 2017, The Associated Press reports.
"So many tens of thousands of animals will now be in better living conditions," said Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, which has been pushing Burger King and other corporations on the issue, according to the AP.
It certainly seems like a step in the right direction. Conventionally raised eggs come from hens confined in battery cages, and most pork comes from sows that are confined during their four-month pregnancies in narrow crates, the AP says.
Increased costs have prevented some companies from going cage-free, but research shows that customers are willing to pay more for the peace of mind that comes with knowing that animals are being treated humanely.
And since Burger King is the nation's second-largest fast-food restaurant, other companies are likely to follow suit. Wal-Mart and Costco have already transitioned their private-label eggs to 100 percent cage-free, and Unilever, maker of Hellmann's mayonnaise brand, is also going 100 percent cage-free. Should other restaurants and brands follow in their footsteps?
It certainly seems like a step in the right direction. Conventionally raised eggs come from hens confined in battery cages, and most pork comes from sows that are confined during their four-month pregnancies in narrow crates, the AP says.
Increased costs have prevented some companies from going cage-free, but research shows that customers are willing to pay more for the peace of mind that comes with knowing that animals are being treated humanely.
And since Burger King is the nation's second-largest fast-food restaurant, other companies are likely to follow suit. Wal-Mart and Costco have already transitioned their private-label eggs to 100 percent cage-free, and Unilever, maker of Hellmann's mayonnaise brand, is also going 100 percent cage-free. Should other restaurants and brands follow in their footsteps?
Top Opinion
-
Bibliophilic 2012/04/26 18:40:09
Bye
Free range chickens and pigs are much happier and healthier, so any product for them will be better for us.
Furthermore, these animals should be happy. They are living creatures, and deserve to be treated as such, rather than just a caged animal. I know they will eventually end up on somebody’s dinner plate, but they should at least make their lives up to that point an enjoyable thing!
My aunt has chickens, and she takes very good care of them. They lay eggs left and right, she doesn’t know what to do with them! She says happy chickens lay more eggs than unhappy chickens~
BK (and others like them) will just use this term as an excuse to jack up their prices.
We should have already been doing this -.-"
See I don't do business with Burger King. They are owned by BAIN Capitol.
Bain Capitol owns Clear Channel Communications
Clear Channel owns Premier Channel communications which broadcasts the
Rush Limbaugh program of filth across our nation.
Hence all companies that Bain Capitol owns I do not do business with.
Or better yet, I'll make my own.