In a new campaign Launching today, we look at ten of the top salad chains in the US based on their commitments to animal welfare. More than half do not have a public animal welfare policy, leaving the animals it uses as well as its customers to fail.
Studies repeatedly show that Americans take animal welfare very seriously, often above all else. Salad chains such as Just Salad, Honeygrow and Chopt are some of the companies in this sector that have incorporated animal welfare into their corporate social responsibility goals, while others have no welfare policies in place. public animals.
MAD Greens, Salata, Chop Stop, Tender Greens and Freshii all refuse to address the worst abuses suffered by pigs, chickens and hens, namely by adopting a no-carton policy, a Better Chicken Pledge, and a no-cage policy. Sharon Núñez, President of Animal Equality, described the disappointing results, “Customers who come to the salad chain are expecting high standards of animal welfare, but are buying the products instead. cruel to the point of being illegal in many states of the United States.”
Without established welfare policies for pigs, chickens and hens, it is likely that animals in these companies’ supply chains are forced to suffer extreme suffering because of the company’s menu items:
- Limiting sows in the barn allows breeders to maximize the number of animals that can be housed in a single barn. Sows give birth in a metal crate so small that they can’t even turn around and can’t nurse their piglets. Cages forbid domestic animals from engaging in foraging, rooting, nesting and socializing, causing extreme stress and frustration. They are banned in 9 states in the US (Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon and Rhode Island) as well as the UK and Sweden.
- The majority of chickens used for meat are raised in cruel, crowded, barren and overpopulated conditions and questionable slaughtering methods. The Guaranteed better chicken addresses these issues, and over 400 leading companies have adopted the policy including KFC, Burger King, Chipotle, Starbucks, Compass Group, Whole Foods, HelloFresh, General Mills, Unilever and Nestlé.
- Bred selectively to produce the maximum number of eggs, hens spend up to two years in wire cages with six other birds. The cages are so small and cramped that the hens cannot even spread their wings or exhibit other natural behaviors. Fortunately, the companies and consumers who are driving the market towards 100% cage-free eggs, recognize the plight of hens living in barren wire cages. Nine US states have banned hen cages, including Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Because consumers are driving this shift toward improved animals used for food, Now you have a unique opportunity to add your voice and ask companies that allow cruelty to animals to raise their standards at SaladChainCruelty.com.
