Hello,
According to Investigate Midwest, there have been at least 10,800 reported positive COVID-19 cases tied to meatpacking facilities and at least 45 reported worker deaths after contracting COVID-19. Despite these upsetting and rapidly growing numbers, the industry continues to claim that they are doing all the can to protect their workers.
In fact, John Tyson, the chairman of Tyson Foods, recently released a full-page ad in the Washington Post and New York Times in a desperate attempt to get sympathy from the American public and redirect consumers' attention away from the the thousands of sick workers and the millions of animals being brutally killed on Tyson’s watch. President Trump later issued an executive order requiring that meat processing plants stay open, likely in response to the cries for help from major meatpacking companies.
All of this is a blatant injustice for those who are suffering most—the plant workers and the animals. Join us in holding Tyson accountable by taking the following quick actions.
1) Email Tyson’s Chief Sustainability Officer
Click here to send an email to John R Tyson, Tyson's Chief Sustainability Officer, urging him to stop prioritizing profits over human rights, animal wellbeing, and public health.
To: john.tyson@tyson.com
Subject: Re: Tyson’s full-page ad
Body: (When possible, please draft your own unique subject and body. The more authentic your message is, the more effective and meaningful it will be to Tyson.)
Dear Mr. Tyson,
I couldn’t agree more with your chairman, John Tyson, when he said “our food system is broken”. It is broken. But we disagree about one important part of your narrative: COVID-19 didn’t break the food system, Tyson did. Tyson has been prioritizing profit over responsibility for far too long, jeopardizing the safety of its workers, its animals, and public health.
Several Tyson workers have died and thousands have been infected with COVID-19 because your team failed to adequately protect them. Millions of animals are being brutally killed because our current food system is fragile and unsustainable.
As a member of Tyson’s leadership team, you have an opportunity to do the right thing. Please stop neglecting your workers, your animals, and public health. It’s time to take action, John!
Sincerely,
[NAME]
2) Submit a Tyson contact form
Share this petition with Tyson by submitting a contact form. Click here to get started, fill out the necessary information, and use the message below to draft your own unique message to Tyson.
- Sample Text: I just signed this petition (https://www.change.org/p/poultry-companies-stop-neglecting-public-health) along with over 6,500 others demanding that Tyson stop prioritizing profits over workers, animals, and public health. It’s time for you to do better!
3) Share this video!
NowThis recently shared a video by The Humane League shining a light on the risks and alleged mistreatment of poultry workers during the coronavirus crisis. Help us spread this far and wide by sharing it on your social media pages.
**BONUS ACTION - reply to Tyson’s latest tweet with the video!
Thank you for your continued support and for taking action to repair our broken food system.
Sincerely,
The Humane League