Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, has announced that he is seeking a seat on the board of directors of Tyson Foods Inc. in order to urge the company to commit to a phase-out of its use of gestation crates for pregnant sows.
“It’s certainly unusual for a lifelong animal advocate to run for the board of the second-biggest meat company in the world,” said Pacelle, who has been CEO of The HSUS for more than eight years. “Nonetheless, it is imperative that a voice on Tyson’s board speak for the company’s many customers, partners, and investors who are demanding the end of gestation crates and more humane treatment of animals.”