London, UK: Animal rights protesters have blockaded four UK McDonald’s distribution centres in Hemel Hempstead, Basingstoke, Coventry and Heywood, Greater Manchester.
About 50 activists from a group called Animal Rebellion led the protest. They want McDonald’s to commit to becoming fully plant-based by 2025. The group tweeted that it intends to remain at the sites for at least 24 hours and aims to cause “significant disruption” to McDonald’s as the restaurants restock over the weekend.
McDonald’s UK said it was “assessing the impact” of the protest on supplies. A spokeswoman told the BBC: “Our distribution centres are currently facing disruption. We are assessing the impact on deliveries to our restaurants and to menu items. We apologise to our customers for any disappointment caused.”
