McDonald’s spend over $1.8 billion every year worldwide on advertising and promotions, trying to cultivate an image of being a ‘caring’ and ‘green’ company that is also a fun place to eat. Children are lured in (dragging their parents behind them) with the promise of toys and other gimmicks. But behind the smiling face of Ronald McDonald lies the reality - McDonald’s only interest is money, making profits from whoever and whatever they can, just like all multinational companies. McDonald’s Annual Reports talk of ‘Global Domination’ - they aim to open more and more stores across the globe - but their continual worldwide expansion means more uniformity, less choice and the undermining of local communities.
MURDERING ANIMALS
The menus of the burger chains are based on the torture and murder of millions of animals. Most are intensively farmed, with no access to fresh air and sunshine, and no freedom of movement. Their deaths are barbaric - ‘humane slaughter’ is a myth. We have the choice to eat meat or not, but the billions of animals massacred for food each year have no choice at all.
DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT Forests throughout the world - vital for all life - are being destroyed at an appalling rate by multinational companies. McDonald’s have at last been forced to admit to using beef reared on ex-rainforest land, preventing its regeneration. Also, the use of farmland by multinationals and their suppliers forces local people to move on to other areas and cut down further trees.
McDonald’s are the world’s largest user of beef. Methane emitted by cattle reared for the beef industry is a major contributor to the ‘global warming’ crisis. Modern intensive agriculture is based on the heavy use of chemicals which are damaging to the environment.
Every year McDonald’s use thousands of tons of unnecessary packaging, most of which ends up littering our streets or polluting the land buried in landfill sites.
Can we afford to allow our children to eat this poison? Are you a hypocrit, they believe you are.
2 comments:
Oh, and to make it worst McDonald's has signed some heavy hitters, like LeBron James. I wonder if he thought about the poor food choices young people globally will make based on his UNION with them.
What the hell is up with WeightWatcher's teaming with McDonald's? Are you kidding me? Money talks cause no one saw this coming! Coach
Has anyone checked out FOOD, INC? I think everyone should...it will really nail down what this post is about.
Keep up the great work and keep the word out.
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