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Humane Society buys Domino's stock to influence animal welfare policy
January 24, 2010
As part of its efforts encouraging the world's second-largest pizza chain to implement the types of basic animal welfare changes many other restaurant chains have made, The Humane Society of the United States announced in a statement that it has purchased stock in Domino's Pizza.
The HSUS intends to use its stockholder position to move the company away from pork suppliers that confine breeding pigs in gestation crates and to poultry producers that use controlled-atmosphere killing instead of the industry's standard method.
"As a shareholder, The Humane Society of the United States hopes to work with the company on making meaningful animal welfare reforms to benefit animals and shareholders alike," said Matthew Prescott, corporate outreach director for the HSUS' factory farming campaign.
National restaurant chains — including Burger King, Red Robin, Wendy's, Quiznos, Denny's, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. — have already created policies to move away from supporting abuses of farm animals. Many supermarket chains have taken similar steps, including Safeway, Harris Teeter, Winn-Dixie, Trader Joe's and Whole Foods.
Ann Arbor-based Domino's Pizza has more than 8,800 locations in 60 countries.
More facts from the statement:
- Food industry consulting firm Technomic found that animal welfare is the third-most important social issue to American restaurant patrons, outranking the environment.
- Seven states, including most recently California and Domino's home state of Michigan, have passed laws to phase out gestation crates.
- Studies have shown that not confining animals in cages or crates, and that using controlled-atmopshere killing, may also improve food safety.
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