Coca-Cola and PepsiCo Ban Animal Testing

I guess the use of animal testing is even more widespread than I even thought. Apparently, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo were using animals to test things such as taste perception. They now become the two largest manufacturers to ban the use of animals in testing their products. This also means they will no longer give money to others to conduct research on animals.

Burger King Makes Major Supplier Change

Burger King has announced that they will begin to buying eggs and pork from their suppliers that treat their chickens and pigs more humanely; specifically, the suppliers do not contain the animals in cages or crates. In addition, they will give preference to suppliers who use a more humane way to render the animals unconscious prior to their slaughter.

This is huge news for such a large fast food chain to make such a move.