He’s taking a stand for poultry rights, and Ryan Gosling has called on Craig Jelinek, the CEO of Costco, to amend the way his company does business.
The “Lars and the Real Girl” actor had a strong reaction to the Humane Society’s video about the conditions of chicken farming, and he’s demanding change.
Ryan wrote a letter, declaring, “There are rows upon rows of birds confined in filth laden cages with the mummified corpses of their cage mates eating, sleeping, defecating, and laying eggs on top of dead birds and hens’ wings, legs, and necks trapped in the corroded wires of their battery cages. Costco has been selling these eggs with deceptive labeling on cartons featuring graphics of birds living out in a green pasture. You’re already eliminating cages for veal calves and pigs don’t you feel that chickens also deserve the same mercy? So many corporations are meeting public demand for more humane products and transparency in the food chain. I sincerely hope that Costco will set plans now to go completely cage-free for its eggs.”
