In the latest move in its animal welfare standards program, fast food company Wendy's International Inc. said it would require its pork suppliers to submit quarterly progress reports detailing their efforts to phase out controversial gestation crates.
Confining breeding sows to the crates has been criticized as cruel, and dozens of food companies, including Wendy's, have said they would eliminate them from their supply chains.
In an update on its website, Wendy's said it hopes to end the use of gestation crates in its supply chain by the end of 2022. It had previously required suppliers to submit plans on how they would end the practice.
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