Released: March 24, 2012

Wendy’s changes treatment of chicken and pigs

Source: Sarah Skidmore, Associated Press

The company's animal welfare council said Friday that one of its chicken suppliers, O.K. Foods of Ft. Smith, Ark., has started using a low-atmospheric pressure system that renders the chickens unconscious before the birds are handled by plant workers. The process, known as LAPS, replaces the industry standard practice of stunning chickens with electricity.

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