Animal activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) recently penned a letter to Tyson CEO Donnie King, suggesting the company’s Lexington, NE, beef plant be converted into a mushroom farm instead of shutting down.
“We’d like to urge you to rethink that closure and keep people employed by embracing the future of food, converting this plant into an indoor mushroom farm, and starting to produce zero-cholesterol, high-protein versatile mushroom products,” the group wrote in its letter.
The Lexington Tyson plant is set to close by the end of January, which will result in the loss of about 5,000 head per day. Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) told the Nebraska Examiner in late November that Tyson officials are exploring other options for the plant, including repurposing it into a value-added operation.
