Grace Puma:
Stop profiting from
animal cruelty
Image representative of typical battery cage farm
What is the problem?
Target is neglecting concerns of animal cruelty. The company is falling behind the food industry by continuing to sell eggs from caged hens. Despite stakeholder concerns, Target continues to support controversial battery cage farms where chickens are confined in cages so small that they can barely move and has no plan to phase them out. This practice is so unsafe and inhumane that it is illegal in many U.S. states and the entire European Union.
When confronted with these concerns, Target director Grace Puma has remained silent.
Who is Grace Puma?
Grace previously served as Chief Operations Officer at PepsiCo and has held various leadership roles at United Airlines, Kraft Foods, and Motorola. She serves on the board of Organon & Co. and formerly Williams-Sonoma. She is the author of the book Career Forward. Most importantly, in 2022, she joined the Board of Directors at Target.
Grace’s time with Target makes clear she is lacking one key area:
corporate responsibility.
Can customers trust Target to do the right thing?
Target has historically enjoyed a positive reputation for its commitments to sustainability, social responsibility, and transparency. Now, the company has a concerning track record of weakening or backtracking on animal welfare policies. The company is even falling behind U.S. fast food chains such as McDonald’s and Taco Bell that have eliminated battery cage eggs from their menus. Retail giant Costco is nearly 100 percent cage-free and even dollar stores are installing signs on their egg shelves to educate customers and help shift the market toward cage-free eggs.