The reaction to McDonald’s historic
announcement this week that it’s directing its egg suppliers to
ditch cages was simply overwhelming. While the story dominated
mainstream headlines all week, perhaps the most promising was a
commentary from the editor of
Egg Industry magazine entitled, “McDonald’s cage-free
decision is tipping point for U.S.” The opening line sums it up: “It is
difficult to overemphasize the significance of McDonald’s recent
decision.”
Illustrating the cascading impact that the
announcement is already having, just two days later, one of the nation’s
biggest egg producers—and not a McDonald’s supplier—proclaimed that in
response, it’s transitioning to cage-free, which it says is “is the future of our industry and our business.”
And in Canada, reaction was swift as well, with the Globe and Mail
editorializing positively on the topic.
In short, while the battle over battery cages is
far from over, it’s clearer than ever that our opponents simply cannot
win. May animal advocates use this momentum to place the battery cage
where it belongs once and for all: in the dustbin
of history.
P.S.
Video of the week: Shouldn’t every pig have a cat petting her while she sleeps?