i'm hatin' it
Mercy for Animals recently completed an undercover investigation into a McDonald's egg supplier, and their hidden cameras reveal rampant cruelty in two different facilities. Hens in tiny battery cages, male chicks getting stuffed into plastic garbage bags, and generally careless handling by workers at the facilities are just some examples of what goes on behind the scenes. I'll spare you all the details, but you can read more and watch the video here.
Of course, this isn't something McDonald's wants anyone to talk about or know about, so it's up to us to speak out against the abuse. We can help by asking McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner to impose a 100% cage-free purchasing policy in the United States, as he already has in Europe.
I've already signed a letter that MFA sent directly to Mr. Skinner. Here's how you can help:
- Sign this petition
- Embed the MFA video or share it on Facebook
- Make a donation to Mercy For Animals
- Stay committed to a kind diet
How else can we help others understand the truth about factory farming and fast food?
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31 comments
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I like to make my own food at home. It hurts to eat certain foods from fast food places any more, and some restaurant chains. So much is changing with my body so might as well go along and eat what I normally eat. 1/2 vegan 1/2 free range natural animals w/out hormone injections and disgusting treatment. The way the dinosaurs meant it to be. : ) -
Ok I am special... I can see when others post discussions, but not when Alicia post them. How do I read Alicia's original posts? Thanks in advance.
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Signed...and balled my eyes out. Could only watch half of the video. Horrible, horrible things :(
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so disgusting how people can do this! One thing more that makes me saying: What a good thing, I eat no meat!!
One question: Is it the same in germany??
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Hurts my heart hearing about this helpless animals. I hope we all do what we can for them. <3
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Dr. Dean Ornish was on the board of directors of McDonald's for many years, but the menu is still optimized for profit at the customer's expense. The cholesterol, saturated fats, and carcenogenic substances consumed by omnivores are the real justice in this situation.
In addition to being vegan, start looking at a balanced whole plant based diet that has minimal processed ingredients. Beyond eating one teaspoon of ground flax seed each day, I shun all other oils, refined starches, and excess salt.
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signed it...but can't watch it...I am vegan because I can't stand to see the mistreatment of animals and I know this will probably give me nightmares...will add it to my facebook page
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So I decided to become a Vegan after reading The Kind Diet and started my journey just this past Saturday! I feel amazing and love this new life/journey!!! This video was sickening! I can not believe there are humans out there to behave in this manner! I wish this was shown at the drive thru at McDonalds as people waited to order their food. It's just disgusting!
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I hope sharing this on my facebook page will increase awareness. This is simply unacceptable.
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Thanks for posting this, even though the video made me want to cry. I signed the petition and posted a link to it on Facebook encouraging people to sign it.
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Just signed the petition. I recently saw a commercail for McDonald's. They were saying how much the cows loved being out in the field and how nicely they were treated before they were sent to the slaughter house. Conviently they left out the part of what goes on when they are sent to the slaughter house. Then they had their trademark of "I'm Loving It". at the end of the commercail. If people who choose to eat at their resturant knew what went on before they got their burger I would hope they would think twice about what they are eating.
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Is this a different egg farm than Sparboe Farm? Because a video came out in November about their bad treatment, and McDonalds stopped buying eggs from them right away. http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-11-18/news/30413980_1_supplier-graphic-video-chicks
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I just signed also! This whole situation, now, and all of the time, just breaks my heart. I feel so much pain for these, and all, animals. I will never be able to understand how, or why, this happens...how people can do these things. Even one incident, involving one animals, destroys me to think of their pain and suffering. And, knowing it happens all of the time to billions of animals (in the U.S. alone), for their entire lives, just drives me insane (that's the only word I can think of). I can only imagine how horrible it would be to live my entire life they way these animals are forced to "live". Can you imagine....just knowing how they are forced to live and how they are treated...imagine going through that yourself...it's unthinkable...it makes me sick to my stomach. I want so badly for this to stop. I know many positive strides are being made everyday by so many good people, but it still hurts bad to know that while we are all working on it and doing everything that we each can that animals are suffering and being tortured in the meantime. I know we are effecting positive change one step at a time. I know that, and I try to keep that light inside of me all of the time, but at the same time I know of the abuse that is taking place simultaneously and while even one animal suffers I feel desperate. You know, it matters, to every "one" animal.....for one being to suffer, even one, it matters to that one....this has to stop. Thank you to all of the good people who care and do things to help.
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I really needed to hear this. I have been vegan for 2 weeks now and I was getting a little frustrated. My whole family eats meat and while I have a few friends who are vegetarian - I don't know any vegans. I was thinking - maybe I could do mostly vegan and just have a little mayo on a vegan burger. But then I read this story and signed the petition and reminded myself that I am doing the right thing - not just for me but also for animals.
Amazing how a night of very little sleep (with three young kids) can alter your willpower!
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It is just plain awful... but when this kind of report gets me down, I think about the dozen plus of my friends who are now flirting because veganism is becoming more and more 'accepted'. Many people have seen Forks over Knives and Food Inc. at my recommendation, and at least half of them are trying to be veg with the goal of vegan in the future. These thoughts make me very happy! Change is occurring, though perhaps more slowly than we wish.
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I agree with Ms. Pea. Singling out McDonald's is an excellent way to get a change started. They have restaurants across the world. And if they're trying to build a reputation built on charity to children, they should strongly consider adding better treatment of animals. Think about it - if McDonald's were to change their practices, and people were to rally behind them and boycott other restaurants that did not support better practices, a change could be made. It's an idealistic longshot I know, but crazier things have happened.
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In response to Amber L's post, I think singling out McDonald's is one very effective way to get this show moving forward. McDonald's is pretty much the leader in the fast food industry, and the examples set by the McDonald's Corporation are often mirrored by other fast food chains. This is NOT to say that McDonald's is the only company that purchases their products from companies/farms that use inhumane practices -- far from, actually. I wouldn't be the least surprised if I were to find out that most, if not all, other fast food companies source from similar suppliers (as, I'm sure, do even a great deal of not-so-fast food companies and restaurants). The important thing to remember is that the message needs to get across: we need to let these huge corporations know that we will NOT stand by and just accept the fact that their purchases support inhumane practices. If we collectively speak loudly and often enough, they will hear us and act -- whether we started by singling out McDonalds or not. Sometimes all it takes is for the leader to change.
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Savagery is really the only word that comes to mind. Well, not the only word, but if a person lacks the self-control when it comes to treating animals with a little respect, how do they view other people? How do they treat other people? I am not a person against hunting or anything like that, but those that I know that do hunt NEVER torture animals. They make it as quick and painless as possible. They treat the animals with respect, not wasting, not hunting for mere sport. I am rather content to be meat-free!
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I'm hating it too. Sometimes I'm so happy about that something's changing. I met so many vegans since I live in a bigger town. In the small villages, it's a little bit harder to convince the people to live kind. But here, at Kiel;Germany, I met so many vegans. But in several moments I really turn sad because of all animals suffering. In regard to chicken treating, it is sometimes really unbelievable. I heard people say : 'Yes, I'm not eating cows so often, but chickens are stupid animals and so it isn't that bad to eat them'
It is unbelievable, but I just answer, what I think, and for luck, you all think the same what I think.
Becoming vegan was the best thing I've ever done.
I love every vegan in the world, and I'm proud of everyone, who's trying to live like that.
Annika
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