Mercy For Animals Demonstration Makes Headlines in Brazil

A group of over 30 MFA staff and volunteers recently gathered
for a demonstration in front of a Walmart in Barueri, a city just outside São
Paulo. They were protesting the cruelty that Walmart still allows in its egg supply
chain in Brazil.

The group handed out dozens of leaflets and discussed the
problem with passersby. The demonstration made headlines, appearing in several
Brazilian news articles in the days following.

After the demonstration, MFA met with Walmart executives to present
them with over 130,000 signatures collected as part of a petition to end the worst
forms of cruelty in the company’s supply chain.

During the meeting, Walmart executives expressed their
concern about the issue and discussed pursuing a way to make their egg supplies
entirely cage-free.

Caged hens are some of the most abused animals on the
planet. They are stuffed into wire cages so small the birds can’t walk, spread
their wings, or engage in any other natural behaviors. Many birds become tangled
in cage wire or trapped under feed trays and often die from injury or
starvation.

See for yourself:

Walmart has the responsibility and the power to ensure that the
products its sells are not the result of flagrant animal abuse.

Join our staff and volunteers in Brazil by urging Walmart to
protect birds from a life of misery. Click here
to sign our petition.

Of course, the best way to help farmed animals is to leave
them off our plates and switch to a delicious and compassionate plant-based
diet. Click here to get started!