Whole Foods 'Humanely Treated' Meat Is A 'Sham,' PETA Lawsuit Claims

In green, air-conditioned aisles at stores across America, the welcoming signs beckon. Yes, customers may be buying meat — and there’s no denying that meat is dead animals. But these animals, it seems, are raised and killed humanely. That beef, chicken, turkey, or pork in shoppers’ baskets isn’t necessarily inconsistent with "animal welfare." Right?

Isn’t that what Whole Foods customers are paying for? At the chain — not-so-affectionately nicknamed "Whole Paycheck" — many fork over top dollar for meat raised with animals’ well-being in mind. The store even has a "5-Step Animal Welfare Rating" system.

But, in a class action lawsuit filed in California on Monday, a well-known animal rights group alleges that the grocery chain’s attempts to monitor how its suppliers treat their animals are a "sham." And that its customers are paying for it.

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