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| September 17, 2009 |
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The Humane Society of the United States Launches National Campaign Exposing IHOP's Animal Cruelty |
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Today, The Humane Society of the United States is launching a national campaign publicly urging DineEquity, Inc.—which owns and operates the IHOP chain of restaurants—to start switching some of its eggs to cage-free—a modest step that many of the Glendale, Calif.-based company's competitors have already taken.
All of the hens who lay eggs for IHOP are confined in "battery cages"—wire enclosures so small, each bird has less space than a sheet of paper on which to spend her entire life. The birds can't even spread their wings.
The campaign launch follows more than two years of behind-the-scenes discussions with IHOP and the new release of an undercover investigation by the organization Compassion Over Killing, revealing shocking abuses at IHOP's primary egg supplier, Michael Foods. The exposé reveals hens forced to live in cages with the decomposing corpses of their cage-mates, sick and injured hens, and severe food safety concerns. This undercover footage mirrors a 2006 HSUS investigation of Michael Foods.
Major restaurant chains like Denny's, Burger King, Wendy's, Quiznos, Red Robin, Hardee's and Carl's Jr. have already started using some cage-free eggs, but IHOP has failed to follow their lead. Now, The HSUS is urging the public—including its 11 million supporters—to ask IHOP to catch up with its competitors on this important animal welfare issue.
In November 2008, in IHOP's home state of California, nearly two-thirds of voters passed the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, which bans battery cages throughout the state (with a phase-out).
"Given consumers' overwhelming opposition to the mistreatment of farm animals and the growing corporate movement toward including animal welfare as part of a broader commitment to corporate social responsibility, there's simply no reason for IHOP to continue to rely exclusively on inhumane battery cage confinement systems," stated Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of The HSUS. "It's time for IHOP to follow the lead of its competitors and start switching to cage-free eggs."
Poultry welfare expert Ian Duncan, Ph.D., states that "an overwhelming abundance of scientific evidence has shown that IHOP's policy to exclusively purchase eggs from hens confined in battery cage facilities will lead to continued avoidable suffering of thousands of animals within IHOP's direct supply chain." |
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IHOP needs to follow up with using cage-free eggs, and have these chickens live their lives without abuse. The cages are so small, that the birds cannot even spread their wings, and are not tended to properly. When other birds die near them, they live with the decomposed corpses.
I will make sure, that I do NOT go into any IHOP again neither will the people that I know who feel the same way. We will also spread the word not to patronize this establishment until this matter which would be so simply handled to be changed. "Get cage-free eggs." Simple. No more suffering.
Please to all of the animal lovers and friends of animals, please don't go to IHOP until they change their way of thinking. Let's do it for the animals. I happen to LOVE IHOP, but will not go again until a change is established.
9/18/2009
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YEAH WHAT HE SAID! I TOO DO NOT LIKE GREED AND I KNOW THIS COULD BE THE OLY RATIONALIZTION FOR RAISING CHICKENS IN THIS FASION. GROSS! AND TO THINK WE ARE EATING CHICKEN MEAT THAT IS RAISED WITH DECOMPOSING DEAD MEAT IN THE SAME SPACE. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER! ANYBOY HEAR OF THE ECOLI PROBLEMS AND OTHER RELATED STUFF LIKE THIS CONCERNING CHICKEN MEAT LATELY? DUH! I TOO WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND BOYCOTT IHOP AND ANY OTHER SUCH PLACE AS DOES THIS KIND OF MARKETING. GREED IS SO PERVASIVE THAT WE FIND IT IN EVERY PART OF OUR LIVES. PLEASE BROTHERS AND SISTERS LETS START GETTING A HANDLE ON IT. I KNOW THERE WILL BE PREDICATED BLESSINGS TO FOLLOW...
9/27/2009
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http://www.cutestdogcompetition.com/vote.cfm?h=21F355F336E025CE491240FB0590CE9C&page=1
to support me in stopping animal cruelty we could really use your help the animals will thank you for it
10/21/2009
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