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Inside the Egg Industry: Mercy For Animals Investigation Documents the Killing of Newly Hatched Male Chicks
An estimated 7 billion male chicks are killed worldwide each year as alternatives to chick culling become increasingly available LOS ANGELES — For decades, chick culling, the routine killing of newly hatched male chicks because they cannot lay eggs and are not considered profitable by the egg industry, has been treated as an unavoidable part […]
Baby Chicks Buried Alive at Costco Chicken Supplier, Mercy For Animals Investigation Reveals
Legal complaint filed after investigation uncovers horrific cruelty, organic violations, and biosecurity failures tied to Costco’s chicken supply chain RALEIGH, N.C. — Mercy For Animals has filed a legal complaint following an undercover investigation at an organic chicken farm that raises chickens for Costco. The investigator uncovered chickens beaten with sticks and left alive in […]
Official Statements
Mercy For Animals Responds to Senate Agriculture Committee’s Advancement of Farm Bill
The following statement regarding the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s advancement of the Farm Bill and its potential impacts on state farmed-animal protection laws may be attributed to Holly Spainhower, Senior Policy Specialist at Mercy For Animals:The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s decision to advance the Farm Bill without the Save […]
Statement from Mercy For Animals on the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Farm Bill Markup
The following statement regarding the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s Farm Bill markup may be attributed to Arash Yomtobian, President and CEO of Mercy For Animals: Today, during a highly anticipated markup in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, the Farm Bill failed to advance—and despite strong indications that a […]
Opinions
Opinion: North Carolina’s Agricultural Reputation Depends on Accountability
For years, I have encouraged my parents and siblings to buy certified organic meat. As the sole vegetarian in the family, it was a comfort to me that organic chicken breasts came from chickens raised with basic welfare standards. That is why I was so disturbed by the findings of Mercy For Animals’ latest undercover […]
Opinion: Canadian consumers deserve proof, not promises, on animal welfare
A decade ago, major food companies promised Canadians they would improve animal welfare in their supply chains. For millions of animals, those promises should have meant less suffering, fewer cages, and better living conditions. For consumers, they should have meant confidence that the brands they support were delivering meaningful change – not just making headlines. […]
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