Celebrating 25 Years of Impact for Animals

Thank you for being a crucial part of our work and fighting for a future all animals deserve.

Help animals all year long by becoming an Animal Ally.

Animal Allies are a community of advocates who provide dependable monthly gifts to sustain our vital work. Your monthly donation lets us plan and grow initiatives that change the world for animals.

Why become an Animal Ally?

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Your reliable support helps us plan and carry out influential investigations, push for stronger animal welfare laws and policies, expand access to plant-based food, and educate the public about the harsh realities of factory farming.

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Your monthly gift will fuel the fight to end factory farming.

“What keeps me focused is to remember that we are their only hope.”
—CAMILLA, AN UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATOR IN BRAZIL

Animals Depend on Us, and We’re Depending on You

From factory farms to corporate boardrooms, Mercy For Animals speaks up against cruelty and calls for meaningful shifts toward a kinder food system. Our supporters are key to making progress for animals. With every action and every dollar, you drive our vital work to end cruelty and inspire compassion.

Twenty-Five Years of Hope—and Counting!

For the past 25 years, we’ve made incredible progress for farmed animals, but the fight for their freedom continues.

We want to hear from you! What’s your greatest hope for animals in the next 25 years? Share a memory and your vision for the future. Want to include photos of your activism for animals, your favorite Mercy For Animals gear, or an animal who’s changed your life? Tag us on social media using the hashtag #25thAnniversary, and you may be featured in official Mercy For Animals social media posts, emails, videos, and more!

By submitting this form, you permit Mercy For Animals to use your name and responses in official posts, videos, and other materials.

TIME CAPSULE

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF IMPACT FOR ANIMALS

1999

At 15 years old, Milo Runkle starts a local animal rights group in rural Ohio. Three words sum up its mission: Mercy For Animals.

2000–2011

Mercy For Animals establishes additional U.S. chapters and conducts 21 undercover investigations—rescuing animals and catalyzing historic legal reforms.

2012–2013

We expand to Canada and swiftly send whistleblowers into factory farms and slaughterhouses, prompting change for animals within major Canadian companies.

2015

Our arrival in Brazil leads to thousands of actions, 13 investigations, major corporate welfare policies, and 35 million+ vegan school meals.

2015

Mercy For Animals begins operations in India that will later inspire 15 state-level bans on extreme confinement of pregnant and mother pigs.

2018

Leah Garcés becomes the new president and CEO of Mercy For Animals.

2019

Leah brings Transfarmation—a program that supports farms transitioning from raising animals to growing plants—to Mercy For Animals.

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You Can Help Change the World

Mercy For Animals’ success over the past 25 years wouldn’t have been possible without advocates like you. Whether you donate, take digital actions, or support our work on the ground, thank you so much for being here for animals. Your efforts drive meaningful changes for farmed animals and bring us closer to a world where they are respected, protected, and free.

You can continue this journey with us by making a gift today. Thank you for being an essential part of our community and for helping us create a kinder future for all animals.

Leah Garcés
CEO and President, Mercy For Animals

Connect with Us

Interested in becoming a Mercy For Animals ambassador? Contact Caitlin Oates at [email protected].