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Burger King earns animal welfare award from Humane Society

May 3, 2013

The Humane Society of the United States has given Burger King Worldwide Inc. its Henry Spira Humane Corporate Progress Award for the company's work to end the confinement of farm animals in small crates and cages.

In 2012, Burger King announced that it would work to eliminate gestation crates from its pork supply chain. According to the HSUS, BKW also became the first major restaurant chain to announce a timeline — five years — for eliminating barren battery cages from its egg supply chain and opting to switch entirely to cage-free eggs.

"For more than a decade, Burger King has been a leader in improving farm animal welfare by working to eliminate some of the worst factory farming practices from its supply chain. We welcome the progress that Burger King has made and hope more major food companies follow its lead," said Matt Prescott, food policy director for the HSUS.

Diego Beamonte, vice president of Global Quality, Burger King added that the company is engaged with the HSUS to maintain animal well being guidelines and help "drive change in the industry."

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