Mcdonald's In The Belly Of The Beast

How do you define success? Is it illustrated as having daily customer traffic on average of sixty-two million, becoming the 90th-largest economy in the world making twenty-four billion in revenue, and being the largest distributor of toys in the world? McDonald’s has built a chain that, in fact, has accomplished each one of those. However, is success solely driven by achievement and power? What about success can become toxic? As McDonald’s continues to grow over numerous years, its road to “success” has come with speculation of roundabout ways of getting where they are now, specifically with animal cruelty. McDonald’s made a statement earlier this year regarding an incident that occurred when Mercy for Animals, an animal welfare group, undercover “investigator” worked at T&S Farm, one of Tyson Foods suppliers who distributes chicken to McDonald’s, “We believe treating animals with care and respect is an integral part of a responsible supply chain.” Mercy for Animals released a graphic video exploiting the true conditions of which these chickens were exposed to. McDonald’s claimed to cut ties with the unethical supplier; but in reality, this was not the first time this problem had …show more content…
How can this be so high when in the States alone there are approximately 528 million acres of land for animal production? Some cattle never get to graze, and amazingly enough, some are confined in a warehouse without seeing sun until the day they are ready for slaughter. Just as some hens experience forced molting, dairy cattle experience something similar. They are forced to produce roughly 22,000 pounds of milk a year, which in relation to just four decades ago, is more than double the production. It is treatment such as this that cause, from an early age, for cows to become