Opinions

I am grateful for Mercy For Animals’ work in highlighting the unacceptable lack of progress in cage-free hens in Canada, as outlined in their new report, Beyond the Commitment: Evaluating Cage-Free Progress Across the Canadian Retail Sector.  As the report demonstrates, Canada’s percentage of cage-free hens (20%) lags behind global standards, including those of the […]

Op-ed by Amelia Linn published on Earth.org on November 12th, 2025.

Op-ed by Michael Freeman published in The Sacramento Bee on October 30, 2025.

Safeway employees across Alberta are sounding the alarm about Sobeys, their parent label owned by Empire Company Limited. Through its “Truck You, Sobeys” campaign, the United Food and Commercial Workers union accuses Sobeys of cutting delivery routes and reducing full-time jobs to protect profit margins — moves that hurt both workers and customers. This public […]

Op-ed by Rhi Henkelman published in Canada’s National Observer on September 25, 2025.

Dr. Deonandan’s recent op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen (“Cancelled funding for mRNA flu vaccine a global mistake,” June 2) rightly underscores the urgency of preparing for H5N1, but we also need to confront the root cause of this growing threat: industrial animal agriculture. High-density factory farms — especially egg and poultry facilities — create an […]

As the CEO of an activist organization working to end factory farming, Mercy For Animals, I’ve been worried since March’s $660 million damages verdict in a frivolous lawsuit against Greenpeace, a leading environmental organization. I feared that verdict — which many believe could halt an organization that has inspired countless activists like me — would […]

Opinion by Jennifer Behr published in Food Facts on May 8, 2025