Posted on 12/31/2004 6:38:50 AM PST by The Teen Conservative
Animal rights group's McWin
AFP
January 01, 2005
CHICAGO: McDonald's is considering forcing its chicken suppliers to use a new, more humane slaughter method following a proposal by an animal rights group that holds McDonald's shares.
The company is doing a feasibility study into requiring suppliers to switch to controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK), a technique championed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
"This is a study we've been working on for a while," McDonald's director of social responsibility Bob Langert said. "It's a fairly new method ... there is some use of it in Europe, but not yet in North America, so we want to know more about it." The company revealed it was examining CAK after PETA submitted a shareholder proposal for a study on whether to make the method mandatory for McDonald's suppliers.
PETA, which buys stock in companies as part of its strategy, holds 199 shares in McDonald's. The group has had some success with McDonald's, persuading the company to improve slaughter conditions for cows and pigs and stop using egg suppliers that starve chickens for two weeks to shock the birds' bodies into another laying cycle.
"McDonald's eliminated some major abuses three years ago, but it must not turn a blind eye to the horrific abuse of chickens at slaughter," PETA spokesman Bruce Friedrich said.
"Currently, almost all chickens are hung upside-down with their legs snapped into metal shackles, which often breaks their bones," the group said in a statement.
"Many are still fully conscious when their throats are slit and when they are immersed in scalding-hot water for feather removal."
With CAK, the chickens' oxygen is slowly replaced with argon or nitrogen, putting the birds to sleep quickly and painlessly, he said.
They are chickens!!! Who gives a flip!!!
Exactly.
"The company is doing a feasibility study into requiring suppliers to switch to controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK), a technique championed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
This seems strange. Isn't the position of PETA that killing animals is morally wrong? You wouldn't think they would endorse any particular killing technique, if it is killing itself they object to.
Chop that head off clean.
100,000+ dead in a tsunami and these guys are worried about chickens?
"Many are still fully conscious when their throats are slit and when they are immersed in scalding-hot water for feather removal."
I'd rather see this method used on death row inmates than chickens.
Apparently, someone at PETA likes chicken.
199 shares should not enable them to add costs for the company.
It will never replace the ZOT!
I'm just surprised they're using actual chickens in that McCrap.
Exactly my point.
There are bigger things in the world to care about....
Anything that reduces the adrenaline in the meat is good. If we must mass kill beasts for food why not do it as much as possible without undue discourtesy.
Current market price is $32.38. So their investment is worth $6443.62.
Honestly, I dont have much of a problem with this, I mean, if you are going to slaughter animals, why not do it as humanely as possible? I am shocked that PETA would be a part of this, I actually think it is a very "moderate" idea on their part.
PETA= People eating tasty animals. Yum yum!
mmmmmmmmmmm meat :)
There probably should be a government study on the pain the chickens endure and their level of consciousness when they are on death row.
Yes, but don't you understand? You're not a tough guy like most of the posters on this thread. I could have written their comments, based on my experience with these types of individuals.
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