workers burning off the beaks of chicks without painkillers. it shows one swinging around a bird with a rope. the undercover footage comes from its facility in colorado. it produces the eggs for mcdonald s. 27-year-old nathan runkle is the executive director for mercy for animals, a company he founded when he was 15 years old. they re dedicated to preventing cruelty to farm animals. to know that this abuse was taking place for mcdonald s and egg mcmuffins and appalls pea. we re hoping the company steps up to the plate and makes meaningful policy changes. after they were exposed mcdonald s vowed to stop buying eggs from this company. they say based upon recent information, we re no longer accepting eggs from sparboe. this is not a food safety issue for our menu items. we can assure our customers that eggs in our entire supply chain meet mcdonald s high standards for quality and safety. the president of the company put a message on website. it s fired four people and orde