Happy Thursday animal advocates! Did you see that The Humane League’s Denver Grassroots Director, Zoë Sigle, had a letter to the editor published this week? The article calls on Denver-based Capstone Restaurants, one of the largest Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. franchise operators, to take responsibility for the cruel treatment of animals going unchecked in their chicken supply chains. Check out the article (http://www.dailycamera.com/letters/ci_31520996/zo-sigle-capstones-practices-failure-embarrassing) and take the following actions to spread the word! 1) Reply to Capstone Restaurant Group’s latest Tweet: https://twitter.com/CapstoneRest Reply to their latest Tweet with one of the following comments, or make your own. Option #1: Did you see the LTE calling on @CapstoneRest to address the animal cruelty in its supply chain? #Boycott #PioneersOfCruelty http://bit.ly/2o18f4g Option #2: When are @Carlsjr and @Hardees going to join its competitors and produce a chicken welfare policy? #PioneersOfCruelty https://www.change.org/p/hardee-s-carl-s-jr-demand-better-from-your-chicken-suppliers Option #3: When is @CapstoneRest going to respond to these concerns? #PioneersOfCruelty http://bit.ly/2o18f4g Option #4: @CapstoneRest, when are @Carlsjr and @Hardees going to respond to this? #PioneersOfCruelty www.pioneersofcruelty.com 2) Call Capstone Restaurant Group’s office Call: (303) 530-2900 Say something like (please leave a message if no one answers): Option #1: I’m very upset that the issues outlined in the Daily Camera LTE are going unaddressed. Please be a leader for animals and ensure Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. produce a comprehensive chicken welfare policy to address the serious animal abuse currently going unchecked in your supply chains. Option #2: I’m calling to find out when Capstone Restaurants is going to publicly respond to the Daily Camera LTE urging your company to address the animal cruelty in your chicken supply chain! Thank you for speaking up for animals! -The Humane League