PETA Urges Winn-Dixie to Improve Animal Welfare

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has submitted a shareholder resolution calling on Winn-Dixie Stores to report progress it has made toward adopting various animal welfare policies pertaining to the purchase of eggs and pig, chicken and turkey meat. In the resolution, PETA points out that Winn-Dixie lags behind retailers such as Safeway and Harris Teeter that have updated their purchasing practices to improve animal welfare standards for some animals. Winn-Dixie operates 521 stores in five Southern states. PETA, Norfolk, Va., said it owns 180 shares in Winn-Dixie. Earlier this year, Ruddick Corp., owner of Harris Teeter, and Safeway agreed to adopt measures to “reduce the sale of animal products produced under the cruelest conditions,” according to PETA.

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