Chipotle Is Having A Carnitas Shortage And They Don't Know When It Will End

Nobody panic.

All across the country a VERY DISTURBING thing is happening.

The story everyone should be covering: what's up with Chipotle's carnitas shortage? It makes up 50% of my diet

I waited a month to eat chipotle due to my tonsils to come here and find out they don't have carnitas

America is doomed, Chipotle has a carnitas shortage.

Multiple Chipotle locations aren't serving carnitas. It’s a nationwide shortage!

No carnitas for you!Chipotle on High St. Across from OSU

No #Carnitas at #Chipotle? Decided to opt out of the guacamole and saved almost $3! What a deal @ChipotleTweets

So why is this happening?! The shortage is a result of Chipotle’s “Responsibly Raised” meat standards, spokesman Chris Arnold told BuzzFeed News.

“This is fundamentally an animal welfare decision, and is rooted in our unwillingness to compromise our standards where animal welfare is concerned,” said Arnold.

It gets even worse. Arnold said the company is not sure when carnitas will be back, but bending their standards is not an option.

About one-third of Chipotle’s more than 1,600 locations are carnitas-less, and will be for the near future.

Arnold said the company is working hard to find a way to address the shortage, but they "just aren't sure" how long that will take.

He said he understands people are disappointed, but Chipotle hopes customers understand the reason for the shortage.

Although customers seem disappointed, some expressed support for Chipotle for sticking by their principles.

Good on you, @ChipotleTweets, for dropping carnitas from menus rather than buy pork from a cage-breeder. http://t.co/Nne0xIF2MS #goodfarm

Good for them. Hellooooo, barbacoa! RT @Slate: #Chipotle just stopped serving carnitas at a third of its restaurants: http://t.co/7lkaRGfpGK

Noooooooooooo! But seriously, good for them. http://t.co/dTB3y1wdix

So for now, keep calm and get a chicken burrito bowl.

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