Target: Chris Kempczinski, CEO of McDonald’s
Goal: Demand McDonald’s stop supporting the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest by importing mass quantities of soy from regions like Bolivia and Brazil.
McDonald’s is considered one of the largest contributors to deforestation of all major international companies. Most recently, the McDonald’s corporation has been linked to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, which plays an important role in global climate regulation and harbors at least 10% of the world’s known biodiversity. The tens of millions of chickens on McDonald’s supply chain farms are fed imported soy, most of which comes from the Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado. To meet the ever increasing demand for chicken feed, the Amazon is being cleared at a rapid pace to make way for new soy plantations.
As soybean demand are skyrockets, cattle farmers in Brazil–where the fertile soil and climate are ideal for soybean growth–have even started selling their pastures to soybean farmers, before going off to clear even more land for their own practices. This is a vicious cycle that, if not soon stopped, may cost us the Amazon and, quite possibly, the habitability planet.
Sign this petition to demand that McDonald’s and other Fast Food giants stop contributing to the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest.
PETITION LETTER:
Dear CEO Kempczinski,
McDonald’s has been named one of the major companies contributing to the deforestation of our planet. The soybeans used to feed the tens of millions of chickens that come and go on your company’s supply chain farms come directly from regions like Bolivian Amazon and Brazilian Cerrado.
The destruction of natural rainforest lands for new soy plantations has catastrophic effects on our planet. Rainforests, such as the Amazon, play crucial roles in regulating global climates and are home to over 10% of all known biodiversity.
We are asking you, Mr. Kempczinski, to please reconsider the sourcing of your soybeans and to stop supporting the deforestation of our rainforests. The planet is depending on it.
Sincerely,
[Your Name Here]
Photo Credit: Kate Evans
McDonald’s is destroying the Amazon forest so eating at this restaurant is a self indulgent act and people need to respect the Amazon and all forests or we will not have any left for our grandchildren.
I agree!!! they should “STOP” mowing down the forest ,,,,where animals live!!! they can not survive where they keep taking away their homes……..
McDonalds is probably buying soy from Brazil, because it’s cheaper than from the USA. How else can they offer their crappy, addictive “food” for next to nothing? I can almost guarantee that this soy is NOT non-GMO and is filled with glyphosate and that the chickens fed with it are in disgusting living conditions on factory farms. We NEED these forests to stay intact for everyone to have oxygen to breathe, carbon capture, and homes for indigenous people and wildlife. We need to start treating our Earth with respect and love. It is the only home we have.
STOP supporting the destruction of the IRREPLACEABLE Amazon rainforest!
I am so sick of signing these trying to protect our planet and the animals and biodiversity.
PEOPLE THERE IS NO PLANET ‘B’.
Coincido totalmente Kerry!!!!
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McDonald’s NEEDS TO STOP DESTROYING RAIN FORESTS AT ALL COSTS AND do NOT BACK ANY COUNTRY AND/OR CORPORATIONS WHOM DESTROYING ALL RAIN FORESTS ABD ALL OTHER LANDS IMMEDIATELY!!!!
MAYBE IF PEOPlE STOP EATING AT McDonald’s they won’t BACK ANY COMPANY OR COUNTRY WHOM DESTROYSALL RAINFORESTS AND ALL OTHER LAND!
I personally do NOT eat at McDonald’s!!!
Agree….
WILL NEVER SPEND ANOTHER DIME AT PETSMART!!!!
OUR FAMILY WILL NEVER SHOP AT PETSMART AGAIN!!!
DISGUSTING!!! WILL MAKE SURE NO ONE WE KNOW WILL EVER SHOP AT PETSMART AGAIN!!!
Crap company, crap burgers.
GO VEGAN before it’s too late !!!
As long as humans eat meat, dairy and eggs this environmental crime, leading to a systematic destruction of our planet, will continue!
GO VEGAN! Everything else is wishful thinking, hypocrisy and lies!
The Amazon rain forest is not only cleared because of soy for chickens, but it’s also cleared to create grazing land for livestock. Don’t destroy our planet for beef! GO VEGAN !
MUST STOP TAKING AWAY THE AMAZON FOREST FROM WILD ANIMALS AN BIRDS ETC!!! THESE TREE’S PROTECT THE AIR FROM TOXIN’S WHILE RELEASING HEALTHY CARBONS INTO THE AIR…….
Mcdonalds only cares about One thing, PROFITS. They will continue deforestation unless they are forced to stop by law.
And the morons who eat that crap couldn’t care less about the planet as long as they can stuff a big mac in their mouth.
When I was eight years old I did a science project in elementary school about McDonald’s tearing down the Amazon rainforest for their cattle farming. Seems that they’re still destroying the Amazon rainforest decades later. I’m 44 years old now. So they started with cattle and have moved onto soy but still destroying nonetheless. Boycott McDonald’s.