 |
|
| Take
Heart! |
|
Christian Vegetarian Association
Blog
Discussions
Update Newsletters
Take
Heart!
Take Heart Contents
| Animal Issues | Articles |
Bible | Children |
Devotionals | Environment
| Food | Health |
Opinion | Quotations |
Recipes |
Christian Vegetarian Association Presents:
Take
Heart!
Burger King’s new policies
Thanks to the pressure by animal advocates and caring consumers, Burger King, the world’s second-largest hamburger chain, announced that they would begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not confine their animals in cages and crates; moreover, they would also favor suppliers of chickens that use gas, or “controlled-atmosphe
ric stunning,” before slaughter.
Although a small percentage of their animal products will indeed come from these less abusive sources Burger King plans to increase its cage-free purchases by the end of this year, to 5 percent of the total, and will also double its purchases of pork from producers who do not use crates, to 20 percent. To read the full article please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/28/business/28burger.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Your question and comments are welcome
| Copyright 2007 © Christian Vegetarian Association. All rights reserved. |
