Costco Misleading Consumers on their Animal Welfare Standards

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Costco is under fire for misleading its consumers for years on what is being described as blatantly false and misleading animal welfare claims. Two United States Representatives are now requesting that the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) investigate Costco for potentially fraudulent claims. Costco could be in big trouble for profiting off of false claims of animal welfare standards, especially after undercover footage told a very different story.

An investigation by advocacy group Mercy For Animals revealed disturbing footage from a Costco supplier in Nebraska. What was witnessed and recorded was in stark contrast to the message Costco puts out every day regarding their animal welfare standards. 

• Chickens were found to have grown so large, they were unable to walk or move because of their weight / size.
• Chickens were found with open wounds
• Chickens were found with broken bones rendering them immobile

These documented welfare slip-ups indicate that there is likely no veterinary care available to injured birds. These birds are left with sores, wounds, and broken bones, likely until they die or are sent to slaughter. Secondly, Costco cannot claim that animal welfare standards are of the utmost importance when their suppliers are so blatantly disregarding the welfare of chickens every single day. These claims by Costco are what have got them in hot water, prompting a potential investigation in to false advertising. 

Costco hasn't even joined the BETTER CHICKEN COMMITMENT, a set of higher welfare standards adopted by hundreds of producers across the US. Knowing this, it is apparent that Costco has not only been misleading the public about their commitment to animal welfare, but they have also been profiting off of these claims. Consumers who claim to care about animal welfare would be purchasing Costco products under the pretense that they are supporting better welfare for chickens when in fact, these chickens are treated inhumanely and left without appropriate care until they are slaughtered. Costco has blatantly profited off of flase claims and needs to be held acocuntable.

You know the easiest way to avoid purchasing meat from a company that has lied about their welfare standards? Ditch meat and go vegetarian / vegan <3

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