Press Releases

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 […]

After decades of hog farming, an Iowa family transitions to specialty mushroom production and becomes Transfarmation’s second demonstration hub IOWA — In the nation’s leading pork-producing state, a former hog-farming family is proving that a different future for farming is possible. The Faaborg family, who spent the last three decades raising pigs in Iowa, transformed […]

Advocates say two of Kroger’s most influential markets can help shape the future of one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers ATLANTA — Mercy For Animals is calling on communities in Atlanta and Chicago to encourage Kroger to restore a clear path toward its original cage-free egg commitment, arguing that two of the company’s most […]

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 […]

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 […]

An international cast of narrators unite with Mercy For Animals and the Love Serve Remember Foundation to highlight Ram Dass’ lifetime of profound wisdom LOS ANGELES – April 6, 2026, marks what would have been the 95th birthday of Ram Dass, the renowned spiritual teacher and psychologist. Best known as the author of the seminal […]

Advocates say an altered press release and weakened standards raise serious ethical and transparency concerns. TORONTO — Two of Canada’s most recognizable sit-down breakfast chains, Cora and Sunset Grill, are facing mounting scrutiny from customers after abandoning their original 2016 cage-free commitments and, in Cora’s case, retroactively altering the original public announcement to change the […]