Fast-growing Chickens COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE

Fast-growing Chickens COUNTRY SQUIRE MAGAZINE

BY ALLISON LEE In 2018, Pret A Manger—the British multinational sandwich chain founded in London in 1983—made a public promise to stop selling fast‑growing chickens by 2026. However, the company has now delayed that commitment until 2032, a decision that has provoked fierce backlash from animal welfare advocates. In response, campaigners have unveiled a giant ‘frankenchicken’ sculpture outside one of Pret’s flagship stores to draw attention to t…