Time to choose suppliers with humane animal practices.
from the Vancouver Humane Society
Tim Hortons is Canada's largest and arguably most popular restaurant chain, yet it is lagging behind most other major fast food chains in improving animal welfare.
Tim Hortons currently buys all its eggs and pork from suppliers who use cruel and unethical confinement practices. Chickens are kept in battery cages so small they cannot spread their wings. Sows are kept in gestation crates, metal stalls so small they are unable to move while enduring a continuous cycle of impregnation and birth until they can no longer cope.
Since 2007, the Vancouver Humane Society, and other animal protection organizations, have been asking Tim Hortons to stop the unethical purchase of pork and eggs from suppliers who use gestation crates and battery cages.
Now, with positive announcements from Wendy's, Burger King, and McDonalds, all of whom are taking steps to phase out cages, it's a perfect time to turn up the heat on Tim Hortons. Tim Hortons' annual general meeting is on May 10th and shareholders will want to know what steps Tim Hortons will be taking to protect its brand and catch up with competitors.
Here's the letter you can sign at the link below:
Greetings,
Tim Hortons should RRRule out the cages and stop buying eggs and pork from suppliers who confine their chickens and pigs in battery cages and gestation crates.
I recently learned that Tim Hortons continues to purchase eggs from hens confined in battery cages and pork from sows confined in gestation crates. As a customer, I find this practice appalling, and a black mark on the iconic Tim Hortons brand.
Please stop the unethical purchase of eggs from hens confined in cruel battery cages and pork from sows confined in gestation crates like many other fast food restaurants have done.
As a major buyer of eggs and pork, your company has the power to reform agriculture and create positive change for farm animals and the producers in your supply chain. Together, we can make a difference. Please choose cage-free eggs and crate-free pork for your menu items, or I will choose to eat elsewhere.
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Tim Hortons: Stop Supporting Farm Animal Cruelty
About Vancouver Humane Society
The Vancouver Humane Society is a registered charity (Charitable Business Number: 88971378RR0001) dedicated to the humane treatment of animals. Since 1984, we have been encouraging individuals, organizations, and governments to take responsibility for the welfare and rights of domestic animals and wildlife influenced by human activities. Funding comes primarily from donations, and our activities are made possible primarily through the generous assistance of volunteers
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