Finally some good news today!
Just days after Smithfield Foods, the largest pig-flesh producer in the world, announced that it was phasing out the use of cruel gestation crates, Canada’s largest pig-flesh company announced that it will make the same move. Maple Leaf Foods has pledged to phase out these tiny metal-and-cement cages:
which mother pigs are confined to for their entire lives.
The cages are too small even for the pigs to turn around.
Smithfield Foods credited McDonald’s with pushing it to make the changes that are now having a wonderful ripple effect—changes that PETA first started pressuring the company to make 10 years ago and has never let up on.
PETA’s efforts are now really paying off for pigs.
for all the details on this monumental step forward for the hundreds of millions of pigs killed for food each year.
Thank you for helping us make this exciting victory for animals a reality!
Sincerely,
Marta Holmberg
Senior Street Team Coordinator
P.S. Adopting a vegan diet is the most compassionate thing anyone can do for animals. If you haven't already, click the below to take the Veg Pledge today.
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