Editor, Times-Union: The Kosciusko County Farm Bureau salutes the Domino’s Pizza shareholders who rejected a resolution proposed by the Humane Society of the United States to require its pork suppliers to only buy pork from producers not using gestation-sow stalls. The vote wasn’t even close, with 80 percent of shareholders voting against the measure. In all, 4 percent supported the measure – by the way, HSUS is a Domino’s shareholder – and 16 percent abstained from the vote.
Its proxy statement Domino’s Board of Directors pointed out that the company’s pork suppliers use animals from farms “that use a variety of animal management systems, including from farms that do not use gestation stalls.” It also cited the American Veterinary Medical Association and the American Association of Swine Veterinarians published statements indicating there are advantages and disadvantages to both cage-free and caged pork production methods.
“We rely on animal experts to determine what is the best way to raise an animal that’s being used for food,” Tim McIntyre, Domino's spokesperson, responded following the vote.
A grassroots movement is afoot among those who support U.S. agriculture. More specifically, social media is sending out the word far and wide to support Domino’s Pizza especially on weekends by ordering a pie – or several. Join us and have your own Ag Pizza Party.
