Burger King shifts policy on treatment of animals

[trumad]

And in related news: Burger King has announced their new Burger: The 5 pound Mega-Whooper.



n what animal-welfare advocates are describing as a "historic advance," Burger King, the world's second-largest hamburger chain, said Tuesday that it would begin buying eggs and pork from suppliers that did not confine their animals in cages and crates.

The Miami-based company said that it would also favor suppliers of chickens that use gas, or "controlled-atmospheric stunning," rather than electric shocks to knock birds unconscious before slaughter. It is considered a more humane method, though only a handful of slaughterhouses use it.

The goal for the next few months, Burger King said, is for 2 percent of its eggs to be "cage free," and for 10 percent of its pork to come from pig farms that allow sows to move around inside pens, rather than being confined to crates.
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/dining/orl-burger2807mar28,0,7711715.story?coll=orl-caldiningtop

[Eurobabe]

1. Mega-Whoop-T-Do

When we get antibiotics and xenohormones out of the US food chain, then I will rejoice. 2% free range eggs is a drop in the bucket.

[wake.up.america]

2. We do have to treat animals properly, But how about treating their customers with free by-passes?

A free quadruple by-pass and stretch pants for every 10 Mega Burgers