John,

Tyson has been misleading consumers for years — so we’re suing them.^1,2

For more than a decade Tyson Foods, Inc. has been falsely marketing and advertising its chicken products. They claim they “prioritize animal welfare” and are dedicated to “environmental stewardship and sustainability” when in reality they do nothing of the sort.

Tyson is one of the largest polluters in the U.S.³ and routinely allows chickens to be raised in abusive and environmentally harmful conditions, all while lying to the public about its practices. They need to be held accountable for their deceitful actions — that’s why we’re bringing them to court.

Donate now to stop Tyson and demand an end to its deceptive marketing and advertising practices.

In 2014, Tyson dumped more than 20 million pounds of toxic pollutants into U.S. waterways; from 2013 to 2015 the company was guilty of more than 300 wastewater Clean Water Act permit violations, and its practices for chicken products include:

• Routine use of anti-parasitic drugs;
• Washing Tyson products with hazardous chemicals and disinfectants;
• Injection of chicken eggs with formaldehyde;
• Systemic animal cruelty, including inhumane treatment and abuse of chickens.

Any claims of environmental responsibility on Tyson’s part are utterly false.

People deserve healthy food and clean water, and corporations like Tyson that completely disregard the rules and regulations show that all it truly cares about is profit over people. It’s time to put a stop to these deceitful practices — but it’s only possible with your help.

Your support will help bring to light these violations and hold Tyson, and other corporations, accountable for its deceptive practices. Donate today to stand up to Tyson and demand it stops misleading its consumers.

Because Food & Water Watch takes no government or corporate donations, we’re free to fight these battles without compromise — and that’s why we rely on supporters like you. It’s your donations that help make sure our country is safer and healthier for everyone.

Onward together,


Wenonah Hauter
Founder and Executive Director
Food & Water Watch

1. Food & Water Watch, Organic Consumers Association Sue Tyson for Deceptive Advertising, Food & Water Watch, July 17, 2019.
2. Lawsuit: Food & Water Watch and Organic Consumers Association v. Tyson Foods, Inc., United States Superior Court for the District of Columbia, filed July 10, 2019.
3. This Meat Company Dumps More Pollution Into Waterways Each Year Than ExxonMobil, Natasha Geiling, ThinkProgress.org, February 8, 2016.