Whole Foods establishes Animal Compassion Foundation

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> Whole Foods funds foundation for compassionate

> treatment of animals

> published 12/20/04 on www.meatingplace.com

> By Pete Hisey

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> Whole Foods Markets, which operates 166 stores in

> the United States,

> Canada and Great Britain, will donate 5 percent of

> its gross receipts from

> all stores on January 25th to create the Animal

> Compassion Foundation.

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> It expects to donate about $500,000 as seed money to

> establish the

> foundation, which will work with farmers and

> ranchers to develop best

> practices, fund scientific research and build an

> online library for

> interested ranchers.

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> " The mission of the Animal Compassion Foundation is

> to help develop

> techniques of animal husbandry that supercede even

> the best practices

> found today, " said Margaret Wittenberg, Whole Foods'

> vice president,

> governmental and public affairs, who will chair the

> foundation.

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