PETA is on Target

February 16 2005 PETA is on target PETA is again on the band wagon having recently enlisted Dennis Rodman and now the Reverend Al Sharpton to urge the black community to boycott Kentucky Fried Chicken until they adopt more human treatment of chickens. PETA could actually be on target with this one, for the founder of the highly successful natural grocery store chain Whole Foods also believes that farm animals must be treated more humanly and has made efforts within his organization that he hopes will raise the bar for both the grocery and restaurant industries. In a recent magazine article John Mackey, founder and CEO of the highly successful Whole Foods chain says their organization has already adopted more human standards for ducks with pigs and lamb to follow. Farmers who now raise ducks for Whole Foods must allow ducks access to the out of doors and most importantly for ducks, water to swim in. To comply farmers will have to change production facilities and that could result in something consumers don't like, higher prices. I'm Susan Allen and this is Food Forethought. Source: Grist Magazine, the whole food Shebang