It's always good to see the tough scrutiny on ensuring the humane handling of animals. People-to-animal abuse should never happen, but sometimes it does. Who would think the stories of dog fighting to be true? So we need policies, auditing, good management and people to serve as a constant check and balance system.
And we need more companies like McDonald's poultry suppliers Tyson and Keystone that are ready and willing to invest in learning more, always seeking ways to continuously improve.
Animal welfare issues are very complex. There are no simple answers. For example, McDonald's just released a report about the feasibility of using controlled atmospheric stunning (
Some advocates say that CAK (this is another term for the same technology: "controlled atmospheric killing") is the more humane than electrical stunning. Our suppliers did extensive testing, including a commercial scale test of
Back in my first days in visiting animal handling facilities, what surprised me most was the care and concern of people such as Dr. Temple Grandin who diligently and passionately worked to design and implement ways to keep animals free from suffering.
Fast forward to today. I am impressed to see the outstanding work and collaboration of Tyson and Keystone. Though I wish the studies of
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