Dawn Lafreeda: Oppose Denny’s animal cruelty
Dawn Lafreeda is the CEO of Den-Tex Central, Inc., which operates over 70 Denny’s restaurants. She is also one of the largest franchise owners and a member of the Denny’s Franchise Association Board and the Denny’s Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Dawn Lafreeda refuses to publicly address the extreme animal abuse authorized by Denny’s: the confinement of pregnant pigs in cages so small they can’t turn around.
Her rise to success as Denny’s franchisee and her commitment to female empowerment are showcased in a new documentary called “Show Her The Money,” which focuses on the inequalities women face in the financial world.
She fails to mention the animal cruelty scandal involving Denny’s, the restaurant chain where she makes money.
Thousands of pregnant mother pigs languish in small cages for Denny’s.
Why won’t Lafreeda speak up to end this cruelty?
She can influence Denny’s to oppose this animal abuse. Instead, she ignores the issue.
Denny’s is ignoring public calls to end cages
In 2012, Denny’s made a public commitment to eliminate the cruel practice of caging pregnant pigs—just as their competitors have done—yet little progress has been made.
Being trapped in these cages is physically and emotionally devastating for these intelligent animals.
In the middle of a nationwide campaign calling for an end to gestation cages, with over 53,000 messages sent to Denny’s by the public, the company continues to ignore the issue. It deletes any questions from their customers on their social media pages.
Caging animals is illegal in 11 U.S. states and several countries. Removing these crates is the bare minimum Denny’s can do to reduce these animals’ suffering.
How many more pigs need to suffer before Denny’s decides to do the right thing? Dawn Lafreeda should use her influence to ask Denny’s to ban cages for pregnant pigs.
Dane Charbeneau
Campaigns Manager
Animal Equality
CONTACT DENNY’S CEO AND
OTHER FRANCHISE BOARD MEMBERS
Chief Executive Officer of Denny’s
Board member of the Denny’s Franchise Association and Chair of its Supply Chain Oversight Committee
Board member of the Denny’s Franchise Association and Denny’s Ambassador
Finn Partners’ ties with Denny’s animal cruelty
Finn Partners is a public relations agency working with Denny’s amid their animal cruelty scandal.
There is no way to humane-wash cruelty, and Finn Partners needs to hear from you!
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They do not necessarily supply to Denny’s