An unlikely corporation, McDonald's, has taken the lead in the campaign for animal welfare.
Activists have been warning for decades that farms and slaughterhouses mistreat animals, and for almost as long, farmers and food industry executives have scoffed. But over the past two years, an unlikely corporation—McDonald's—has taken the lead in the campaign for animal welfare.
Executives at McDonald's and other food corporations say they might never have adopted animal welfare guidelines if they hadn't met a woman with unusual skills and passions: Temple Grandin. Grandin has gained fame for two reasons: first, she is autistic; and second, she says that her autism makes it possible for her to experience the world as cattle and other animals do.