Dear animal allies, Despite ongoing pressure from animal advocates across the country, Roark refuses to require basic animal welfare standards from the restaurant companies it owns. Roark has the power to improve the lives of millions of chickens each year, and yet it refuses to take action. Fortunately, we won’t stop speaking up for these animals! I have been outside of Roark’s headquarters in downtown Atlanta handing out literature to inform the public of Roark’s inaction. A student at the University of Michigan also got an op-ed published recently urging U of M to divest from Roark (https://www.michigandaily.com/section/viewpoints/op-ed-inhumane-investment). Please add your voice to our cause by taking the following quick actions! 1) Reply to CPPIB’s latest Tweet: https://twitter.com/cppib Reply to their latest Tweet with one of the messages below, or create your own. Option #1: @CPPIB, please reconsider your investment in Roark Capital! www.roarkcapitalcruelty.com Option #2: @CPPIB, please do the right thing for animals & divest from Roark Capital! #RoarkCapitalCruelty http://bit.ly/2y8Zm9y Option #3: @CPPIB, say no to animal cruelty - divest from Roark Capital! #RoarkCapitalCruelty Option #4: @CPPIB, Reconsider your decision to invest in Roark Capital Group! #RoarkCapitalCruelty http://bit.ly/2y8Zm9y 2) Call Matthew Kaelin, Roark’s Managing Director. Call: (404) 591-5207, please leave a message if no one answers. Say something like: Option #1: As the major shareholder for Arby’s, Corner Bakery and CKE, Roark Capital has the opportunity to instigate major improvements in their supply chains. I hope you'll be a leader for animals by urging the companies you invest in to adopt a meaningful chicken welfare policy like the one Focus Brands has already committed to. Option #2: It’s unacceptable that Roark Capital Group has failed to ensure that all the restaurant chains it invests in have publicly committed to meaningful animal welfare standards. Please do the right thing and demand better from the companies you invest in. Animal cruelty should never be tolerated! Thank you for being a friend to the animals! -Ellie