In case you missed it, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) recently announced it purchased shares in Domino’s Pizza, thus making it a shareholder and giving the activist group a voice at shareholder meetings. But this is hardly news.
Domino’s is just one of nearly 40 food-related companies in which HSUS has become a shareholder. Any good investment advisor worth his salt might suggest that HSUS is putting all its eggs in one basket, which makes for bad investing. But unlike the average investor, HSUS isn’t interested in return on investment as we know it.
The end goal is simple and one in which they openly admit: pressure dozens of restaurants, grocery chain and food providers to change their purchasing practices away from farmers that HSUS philosophically disagrees with. And with tens of millions of dollars in their coffers, you can see why such a strategy makes sense to them, and should begin to incense the rest of the public…especially if you thought that a donation to this Humane Society was going solely to help kittens and puppies.
There is a tofurky pizza. And it’s absolutely delicious. : )