Building a Kinder Future
2026 Progress Update: From advancing cage-free commitments to influencing the future of food, see how your support is holding industry giants accountable and driving real change for animals this year.
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“In a world that asks us to accept cruelty as normal, Mercy For Animals supporters prove change is possible. Because of you, animals are being seen, companies are being held accountable, and more people are being invited into a compassionate future. This progress belongs to everyone who refused to look away.”
—Arash Yomtobian, President and CEO of Mercy For Animals
2026 Progress Highlights
Reducing Large-Scale Suffering
Because of your support, companies are moving millions of animals out of cages and policymakers are protecting hard-won reforms. One of the world’s largest grocery retailers, Ahold Delhaize, committed to a new roadmap to eliminate cages from its U.S. egg supply, while Dairy Queen fulfilled its cage-free egg commitment across the U.S. and Canada. Mercy For Animals also helped defend protections for pigs, hens and other farmed animals against industry rollbacks.
Building Massive Support and Shifting Narratives
Your support is changing how people see farmed animals and inspiring them to take action to build a kinder future. In Japan, our animated short film The Hidden Nightmare helped audiences better understand the cruel reality of cage confinement and prompted five companies to begin conversations with Mercy For Animals about cage-free planning. Supporters also sent nearly a million messages urging Brazil to ban foie gras, while major media coverage brought Transfarmation’s hopeful path beyond factory farming to a national audience.
Reducing Demand for Animal Products
Choosing plant-based food is becoming easier. From schools and national parks to restaurants, more public spaces are expanding plant-based meal options and investment in alternative proteins continues to grow. With your support, Mercy For Animals helped make plant-based food a more accessible, everyday choice.