Vegetarian Star

Leilani Munter has commended Harris Teter for its decision to end gestation crates for its pork suppliers.

The supermarket chain joins at least 50 other food companies like McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s and Kroger is making the change the impacts the welfare of these farm animals.

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When Jane Velez-Mitchell heard McDonald’s is phasing out gestation crates, she couldn’t have been more excited. The vegan journalist wrote an op-ed piece for CNN’s Eatocracy that both celebrates this advancement in animal welfare and begs to continue the improvement.

“I was thrilled and filled with hope when I heard that headline that the company synonymous with fast food was committing to only buy pork from farmers that do not use gestation crates,” writes Jane.

“But, then, I heard “by 2022.”

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Burger King has once again taken a step to provide more ethical, humanely produced food.

The fast food giant that claimed to be the first to sell a vegetarian burger nationwide has committed to sourcing 100% of its eggs from cage-free suppliers and purchasing pork from suppliers that have pledged to phase out gestation crates for pigs.

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The Humane Society of the United States has received a prestigious “Telly Award” for its coverage of a factory farm ran by Smithfield Foods.

“Undercover at Smithfield” highlighted severe abuse of pigs at one of the nation’s largest pork producers  by exposing how pigs are confined in small, cramped gestation crates that allow them little movement.

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