PART I Cracking Down on Egg Suppliers
Activists have been warning for decades that farms and slaughterhouses mistreat animals, and for almost as long, farmers and food industry executives have scoffed. But over the past two years, an unlikely corporationMcDonald'shas taken the lead in the campaign for animal welfare. Read
PART II Kill Them With Kindness
Executives at McDonald's and other food corporations say they might
never have adopted animal welfare guidelines if they hadn't met a woman with
unusual skills and passions: Temple Grandin. Grandin has gained fame for two
reasons: first, she is autistic; and second, she says that her autism
makes it possible for her to experience the world as cattle and other
animals do. Read
What do you think about the fast food industry's new animal welfare policies? Discuss this story.
Daniel Zwerdling, Temple Grandin, Ellen Haas, and Terrie Dort discuss McDonald's new animal welfare guidelines and the future of the food we eat on NPR's
Talk of the Nation.
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