The Humane Society of the United States bought stock in Flowers Foods Inc. to urge the Thomasville, Ga.-based baked goods company to not use egg suppliers that confine hens in battery cages.
The organization said it bought $2,000 worth of shares, which is the federal minimum required for any shareholder to submit resolutions to a publicly traded company. Flowers shares were trading around $25 a share on Wednesday afternoon.
“Flowers Foods’ complete lack of movement on animal welfare puts the company at odds with growing public opposition to farm animal abuse,” said Matthew Prescott, corporate outreach director for The HSUS’ factory farming campaign, in a statement. “As a shareholder, The Humane Society of the United States will urge the company to make meaningful animal welfare reforms, like phasing-in cage-free eggs.”
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