Wendy's Pledges Support Of Humane Slaughter

Wendy's said it plans to increase its purchases of pork products from hogs not raised in restrictive gestation stalls from 10 percent to 20 percent by the end of 2008.

Wendy's also will give purchasing preference to approved poultry suppliers who use controlled atmosphere stunning systems that gas chickens to render them unconscious prior to slaughter.

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