Frequent protests outside Kroger’s downtown headquarters are drawing attention and frustration from nearby businesses and neighbors caught in the middle.
Animal rights activists with the group Animal Equality have spent weeks demonstrating outside the company’s headquarters, pressuring Kroger to fulfill a commitment to transition to cage-free eggs. Protesters have used drums, whistles and megaphones during demonstrations, which one nearby restaurant owner said have disrupted business during the busy summer season.
“We’re not going to stop until they fulfill their promise,” protester Charlotte Hillberry said. “These animals, they suffer tremendously.”…