leahgarces

I am SO optimistic right now in particular. Why? Because a year ago, only a few companies were committed to going cage free. The industry said it would never happen. But then thanks to consumers' relentless pressure, over 120 companies are committed to cage free, including McDonalds and Walmart. We are at a turning point here. Consumers' eyes are now open. There's no turning back.

John Oliver lays it out like no one else dares. We love him! Also our footage was featured on the John Oliver show!http://action.ciwf.com/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1872&ea.campaign.id=32809

Definitely. I strongly believe that better quality of life of the animals means better quality of food, environment and our health. It will mean eating less.. I think it is in fact critical for repairing the system. The drive for more and more meat is unsustainable. We really need to dial back now. It's so destructive. NOTE EDIT: You can make sure to let Pilgrims know you want them to do better at our website: www.better-chicken.org

I totally agree. The government should take more responsible. Recently we succeed in stopping the USDA Process Verified Program calling Perdue's chicken 'humanely raised'. That's progress. But the government can be difficult and slow. The best bang for your buck is obviously making something illegal. But what we've found is that unfortunately in our system, you need corporate support to do that. I think we can make fast and furious progress through corporate policy, and I hope follow that up with legislative policy.

I'm vegan. But CIWF was started by a dairy farmer in the 60s who did not like the direction of the industry, so we come from those roots. Half of our global staff and members are vegan/vegetarian and half are not.