McDonald's shortlisted for RSPCA Good Business Award
In August, McDonald's was shortlisted for the third annual RSPCA Good Business Awards for working to improve animal welfare through ethical business policies. McDonald's strives to provide animals with the 'Five Freedoms' as defined by the Farm Animal Welfare Council. These include freedom from fear and distress, hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury and disease and freedom to express normal behaviour.
David Thomas, Senior Agricultural Assurance Manager for McDonald's said "We have had industry leading animal welfare policies for many years. This year, for the second time we have been short listed for the RSPCA Alternative Awards, where we impressed the judges with the practices we have put in place to encourage all levels of our supply chain to improve animal welfare and promote the positive welfare of animals by providing for their needs in accordance with the Five Freedoms concept."
Dr Geoff Spriegel, food industry consultant and RSPCA Good Business Awards judge, said: "McDonalds is making steps to improve animal welfare throughout its supply chain - for example it uses free range eggs which many restaurants still don't do. Given the quantity of meat, eggs, fish and dairy produce that McDonalds uses, the steps it makes to improve welfare affect a huge number of animals. Hence we selected it as a finalist in this year's RSPCA Good Business Awards."
