I really think people are misunderstanding this. They are stock options, not cash for the execs. They ONLY get them if they stay with the company for the next two years, so they have a vested interest in making the company successful. This is to offset the pay reductions they are currently taking. It sucks they furloughed their workforce, but with no income coming in and the high overhead of keeping thousands of animals something had to be done.
It's not like they fired everyone just to give bonuses. This is the promise of a future repayment and incentive to stay and make the company a success again when they come out of this.