Tell Grocers to Reject Cruel Gestation Crates - Urge grocery giants Kroger, Costco, Safeway, and Hy-Vee – who all sell pork from the factory farm investigated by MFA – to immediately adopt policies prohibiting the sale of pork from facilities that confine breeding pigs in gestation crates – narrow metal cages barely larger than the animals' own bodies. These abusive crates – which have been banned in numerous states – prevent the sows from even turning around, lying down comfortably, walking, or engaging in basic natural behaviors.
Please contact the companies below:
· Kroger
Call 1-800-576-4377
Or click here to access Kroger's online comment form.
· Safeway
Call 1-877-723-3929
Or click here to access Safeway's online comment form.
Or email Steve Burd, Safeway Chairman and CEO – steve.burd@safeway.com
· Costco
Call 1-800-955-2292
Or click here to access Safeway's online comment form.
Or email James Sinegal, Costco CEO - jsinegal@costco.com
Call 1-515-267-2800
Or click here to access Safeway's online comment form
Or email Ric Jurgens, Hy-Vee Chairman and CEO - rjurgens@hy-vee.com
Here is a sample email message:
Dear Decision-Makers,
I was shocked and horrified by the animal abuse recently documented on hidden camera by Mercy For Animals at one of your pork suppliers – Iowa Select Farms. Meat from these abused animals is currently being sold in your stores under the Swift brand pork.
I am disgusted to see how pregnant pigs are kept locked in narrow, metal gestation crates barely larger than their own bodies. In such intensive and unrelenting confinement, these intelligent and social animals are unable to even turn around, lie down comfortably, walk, or engage in other basic behaviors. These restrictive crates are so cruel that a growing number of states have moved to ban them.
It's time that your grocery chain becomes a leader on animal welfare issues by adopting strict policies and oversight to prevent this unnecessary animal abuse. Please make the compassionate and socially responsible choice to immediately enact a company-wide policy prohibiting the sale of pork from suppliers that confine pigs in cruel and inhumane gestation crates.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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