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McDonald's: No More Pork From Gestation Stalls by 2022

Suppliers told to start phasing out tiny pens

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Jun 1, 2012 3:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – McDonald's has firmed up its plans to create a more humane McRib. By 2022, say company officials, McDonald's will no longer buy pork from suppliers who use "gestation crates"—narrow stalls in which breeding sows spend much of their lives. The... Read full story »

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McDonald's: No More Pork From Gestation Stalls by 2022

Suppliers told to start phasing out tiny pens

McDonald's • fast food industry • pork • animal welfare

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