News | Avignon: Burger King in the sights of L214 for chicken farming conditions
Burger King is currently in L214’s sights. The brand is criticized for sourcing chickens whose breeding conditions are atrocious. A dozen activists sensitized consumers at the Mistral 7 shopping center at noon on Saturday. An approach very moderately appreciated by management, ignored by consumers and received with attention by others. “I did not have chicken this time. I only buy organic but today I don’t have time“, Carine slips on leaving.
“We are here to denounce the king of cruelty, says Alexandre Mozziconacci, L214 referent in Vaucluse. We demand a reduction in the number of animals per square meter, a ban on ultra-fast growing strains of chickens causing severe health problems, access to natural light, an enrichment of the environment for chickens, to respond to minimally to their behavioral needs and a method of slaughter that does not involve hanging birds by the legs, upside down, while they are still conscious.“
These actions, relayed at the national level, can bear fruit, since under pressure, KFC and Subway have undertaken to respect the criteria of the European Chicken Commitment which guarantees a dignified existence for this beast.