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NEW REPORT: Ten Years After Their Promises, Canada’s Biggest Food Companies Are Still Failing Millions of Animals
Mercy For Animals’ 2026 Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard reveals which food companies kept their promises, which fell short, and why Canada is lagging behind the rest of the world TORONTO — Ten years after major food companies pledged to improve animal welfare, Mercy For Animals’ latest report reveals a stark divide between companies delivering results […]
Outrage Grows in Chicago and Atlanta as Kroger Faces Backlash Over Broken Cage-Free Promise
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 […]
Official Statements
Statement from Mercy For Animals on Senate Farm Bill Draft Excluding Save Our Bacon Act Provisions
The following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s release of its baseline Farm Bill text may be attributed to Arash Yomtobian, President and CEO of Mercy For Animals: The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s initial draft of the Farm Bill does not include provisions from the Save Our […]
Mercy For Animals Strengthens Board Expertise to Expand Its Impact for Animals
Mercy For Animals has announced the appointment of Alan Darer, Eitan Fischer, and Mitch Howell to its Board of Directors, bringing additional expertise in philanthropy, movement building, governance, food-system innovation, and strategic and operational leadership as the organization continues to expand its impact for animals around the world. The new board members join Board Chair […]
Opinions
Opinion: This Earth Day, Progress Is In Your Hands
Op-ed by Arash Yomtobian published in Plant Based News on April 22, 2026.
Who Gets to Define “Real Food” in America’s Dietary Guidelines?
The real debate around America’s dietary guidelines is no longer only about nutrition. It is about who gets to define what counts as “real food.” At a moment when the United States is reconsidering its national dietary guidance, Congress is debating whether whole milk should return to school cafeterias across the country. The discussion is […]
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