April 2008 PETA calls off its campaign in Canada after reaching a historic agreement with the company that coordinates purchasing chickens for all KFCs in Canada to dramatically reduce the suffering of the millions of chickens killed for Canadian KFCs. Most KFCs in Canada are also introducing a vegan faux-chicken option to their menus. PETA’s campaign … Read more »
January 2008 In 2002 PETA ended its Shameway campaign against grocery giant Safeway after the company agreed to some animal welfare reforms regarding the meat and eggs the company sells. Six years later, following extensive further negotiations, Safeway and PETA announced a new agreement that made Safeway the industry leader on animal welfare. Safeway has promised … Read more »
January 2008 After a PETA member spotted foie gras (and a book promoting it) being sold on the Web site of retail giant Target, PETA sent a letter explaining the horrors of foie gras production and asking that the company stop selling it immediately. Target responded within a few days of PETA’s letter to confirm that … Read more »
January 2008 Following discussions with PETA, grocery chain Harris Teeter announced plans that made it the new industry leader on animal welfare. Harris Teeter committed to do the following: Give purchasing preference to suppliers that use or switch to controlled-atmosphere systems (the least cruel method of bird slaughter), purchase 2 percent of its turkeys by … Read more »
October 2007 In June 2006, PETA initiated discussions with the executives of CKE Restaurants, the company that owns fast-food giants Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. One year later, CKE implemented a strong new animal welfare plan that will significantly improve the lives and deaths of some of the pigs and chickens whose flesh and eggs are used … Read more »
October 2007 In 2007, a PETA undercover investigator exposed hideous cruelty to animals at Mepkin Abbey, a Christian monastery in South Carolina. The monks operated a standard egg factory farm, which includes cramming hens who have had parts of their beaks sliced off into wire cages so small that they can barely move. The monks were … Read more »
April 2007 In a victory for farmed animals, Smithfield Foods–the largest pig-flesh-producing company in the world–announced that it will phase out gestation crates in its U.S. operations within 10 years. Gestation crates are metal-and-cement cages that mother pigs are confined to throughout their pregnancy; the cages are so small that the pigs can’t even turn around. … Read more »
April 2007 Giant Eagle, a grocery chain with 230 stores, agreed to stop selling foie gras after receiving nearly 250,000 e-mail messages from PETA members and supporters. Foie gras is a so-called “delicacy” that is made by force-feeding ducks and geese until their livers swell up and become diseased. Giant Eagle is following in the compassionate … Read more »
April 2007 After receiving calls and e-mails from thousands of PETA members and supporters, Raley’s Inc.–which owns grocery chains Raley’s, Bel Air, Nob Hill, and Food Source–announced that it will never again sell live lobsters in any of its 130-plus stores. PETA issued an action alert after learning that Raley’s was confining lobsters–while they were still … Read more »
April 2007 In 2001, PETA ended its “Murder King” campaign against fast-food giant Burger King after the company agreed to adopt a series of animal welfare guidelines. Since then, PETA has continued to hold behind-the-scenes discussions with Burger King about how the company could further improve its animal welfare requirements. In March 2007, after nearly six … Read more »
