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Local shoppers pressure one of the nation’s largest grocers after failing to fulfill their 2025 commitment LOS ANGELES — Kroger promised customers it would go 100% cage-free. Instead, the nation’s number one supermarket chain failed to deliver, leaving millions of hens confined in cages across its supply chain, raising serious concerns about corporate accountability and […]

Report Examines Crisis Decades in the Making and Lays out Roadmap for Legislative Solutions  OTTAWA — Today, four leading animal protection organizations released Towards a National Framework for Farmed Animal Protection, a comprehensive report outlining critical gaps in Canada’s current approach to farmed animal welfare and proposing a clear pathway towards legislative reform. The report […]

New York lawmakers are advancing legislation that could make the state the first on the East Coast to preemptively ban octopus factory farming, a practice scientists and advocates warn would pose significant animal welfare and environmental concerns. This week, a key Assembly bill advanced out of committee with a favorable vote, marking a major step […]

Canadians have a rare opportunity right now to help shape how cows are treated on farms across the country — and most people don’t even know it’s happening! The National Farm Animal Care Council is currently revising its Beef Code of Practice, which sets the baseline standards for the housing, handling, and management of beef […]

Op-ed by Arash Yomtobian published in Plant Based News on April 22, 2026.

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 […]