Resolved: That the Board issue a report to shareholders on the feasibility of amending the Company’s Animal Care and Use Policy to ensure that: i) it extends to all contract laboratories and is reviewed with such outside laboratories on a regular basis, and ii) it addresses animals’ social and behavioral needs. Further, the [...]
Please send this letter to McDonald’s Chairman and CEO Jack Greenberg.
Mr. Jack Greenberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
McDonald’s Corporation
McDonald’s Plaza
Oak Brook, IL 60523
Dear Mr. Greenberg:
I am writing to urge that McDonald’s adopt and implement globally the farm animal welfare standards that it requires of its suppliers.
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WHEREAS, on its Web site, McDonald’s states that “treating animals with care and respect is an integral part of an overall quality assurance program that makes good business sense” and that “animals should be free from cruelty, abuse and neglect”; and
WHEREAS, McDonald’s has already made commendable steps toward improving animal welfare; and
WHEREAS, despite its commitment [...]
RESOLVED:
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report to shareholders by October 2003, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, reviewing McDonald’s animal welfare standards with the view to adopting and enforcing consistent animal welfare standards internationally.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT:
Our company’s farmed animal welfare practices in the U.S. and U.K. make McDonald’s a corporate [...]
RESOLVED:
Shareholders request that the Board of Directors issue a report to shareholders by October 2002, prepared at reasonable cost and omitting proprietary information, reviewing McDonald’s animal welfare standards with the view to adopting and enforcing consistent animal welfare standards internationally.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT:
Our company’s public policy and practices towards the welfare of farm animals, as currently implemented [...]
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