SEC to Force Wendy’s Shareholder Vote on Treatment of Pigs
- Use of stalls for pregnant sows faces investor scrutiny
- Humane Society calls company’s public statements deceptive
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The Securities and Exchange Commission directed Wendy’s Co. to include a shareholder proposal in its proxy materials that could force the company to disclose the use of gestation crates in its pork supply chain.
If passed, the proposal, from the Humane Society of the U.S., would require the burger chain to disclose whether its supply chain uses the stalls to house pregnant sows. The Dublin, Ohio-based company objected to including the proposal.