Legal Complaint Filed Against Foster Poultry Farms

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EBAA says poultry producer uses deceptive marketing campaigns

 

December 13, 2005—Recent polls indicate most consumers are in favor of

the humane treatment of animals raised for food, and many of these

consumers are guided by industry marketing describing meat as having

been produced under “humane” conditions. According to East Bay Animal

Advocates (EBAA), consumers of Foster Farms’ poultry products are being

duped.

 

EBAA asserts that Foster Farms, the largest poultry producer in the

Western United States, routinely uses inaccurate advertising to mislead

consumers into purchasing products that are not, in fact, raised using

agricultural practices that are humane.

 

Consequently, EBAA along with a poultry consumer have filed a complaint

with the California State Attorney General’s office requesting that

they halt Foster Farms’ deceptive marketing of poultry products.

 

Foster Farms allegedly adheres to the National Chicken Council's “Animal

Welfare Guidelines.” Moreover, the company’s print and Internet

advertising lead consumers to believe that Foster Farms chickens are

raised in a humane manner and in natural, clean environments.

Investigations carried out by EBAA contradict these claims and reveal

that the actual conditions at Foster Farms include inadequate

veterinary care, high on-farm stocking density and unsanitary living

quarters.

 

According to EBAA’s complaint, filed on December 13, “Foster Farms’

products are produced under a set of conditions vastly different than

what the term ‘humane’ reasonably and objectively represents. The

actual set of conditions at Foster Farms include: husbandry methods

that intentionally induce prolonged pain and suffering, inadequate

veterinary care and unsanitary conditions.”

 

“Foster Farm chickens are selectively bred to grow at an alarmingly

rapid rate, resulting in chronic health problems and death,” says EBAA.

Citing applicable California State Penal Codes and Business and

Professions Codes, EBAA has requested that Foster Farms halt the

misleading advertising.

 

Read more about EBAA’s Foster Compassion Campaign:

http://www.fosterfacts.net/wst_page7.html

 

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East Bay Animal Advocates

P.O. Box 1406

Martinez, CA 94553

(925) 487-4419

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*Visit EBAA Online*

www.eastbayanimaladvocates.org

www.insidedairyproduction.com

www.turkey-production.com

www.free-range-turkey.com

www.fosterfacts.net

www.cal-eggs.com

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