Melissa over at Hunt Gather Love wrote a post titled Memo to Locavores: Animal Rights groups are NOT alllies.
Melissa is a “paleo” eater meaning she follows a diet that matches what folks did a few hundred/thousand years ago. She has both dietary, ethical, and environmental motivations all mixed together which are hard to distill but fun to discuss.
So, what about Chipotle? Well, Melissa had this tidbit in her recent article:
As everyone knows, I am a passionate advocate for small farms, but I think allying with organizations like HSUS to punish factory farms is NOT the way. I improving the infrastructure for local meat farmers and educating people about the health benefits of grassfed meat is the way to go. I’m pretty disappointed with Chipotle for supporting HSUS’s efforts in Ohio for more food fascism. I sometimes used to eat there, as it’s a pretty decent and consistent paleo option, but I think I will boycott.
“Food fascism” is a bit of inflammatory language, but I certainly appreciate the vigor!
The article about Chipotle she links to seems to show that the goals of Food With Integrity, especially when paired with a somewhat controversial animal rights organization, can lead to some negative feedback in social media outlets.
I hope Chipotle will take a cue from Melissa and focus their efforts on changing the world via competition and education rather than legislation. It’s easy to support Chipotle for providing better food at reasonable prices - it’s harder to support them in pushing legislation that will push people out of work and favor “a race to the bottom”.
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