Carl Icahn pressuring McDonald’s to improve welfare of pigs raised for meat

The company promised to eliminate gestation crates 10 years ago but says pandemic disruptions delayed the plan

One of Wall Street's most fearsome activist investors has launched a campaign to force McDonald's to change the way it buys pork for its Bacon McDouble Cheeseburgers, Sausage McMuffins and McRib sandwiches.

Carl Icahn, whose long history as an asset stripper precedes him, plans to challenge the practice used by some of McDonald's pork suppliers of confining pregnant pigs in small crates and not in group housing.