Press Releases

Transforming factory farms into eco-friendly greenhouses: North Carolina hub showcases innovative farming solutions for a sustainable future WADESBORO, N.C. — The Transfarmation Project® is thrilled to announce the launch of its North Carolina demonstration hub in Wadesboro that took place on Friday, Sept. 6.  The newly transformed facility, formerly used for raising an estimated 540,000 […]

Transforming factory farms into eco-friendly greenhouses: North Carolina hub showcases innovative farming solutions for a sustainable future WADESBORO, North Carolina (Aug. 29, 2024) — The Transfarmation Project® is thrilled to announce the launch of its North Carolina demonstration hub on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, at 509 Concord Church Road in Wadesboro at 11 a.m. Eastern […]

Garcés’ second book examines our failing food policies and calls for a humane and sustainable farming system ATLANTA— Leah Garcés, CEO and president of Mercy For Animals, will release her second book, “Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us from Factory Farming,” on September 17. To be published by Beacon Press, “Transfarmation” is an insightful and […]

Sakshi Malik appears in a powerful Mercy For Animals public service ad urging fans to SPEAK UP against animal cruelty and writes a letter to the government calling for amendments to India’s main animal cruelty law. CHENNAI, India— Sakshi Malik, former Olympic wrestler and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024, has […]

The Pigs and Public Health Act would improve conditions for suffering pigs and address food-safety threats. WASHINGTON— Mercy For Animals and the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) commend Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) for introducing the Pigs and Public Health Act to address the serious threat of nonambulatory, or “downed,” […]

LOS ANGELES— On Saturday, April 20, more than 100 celebrities and influencers gathered with changemakers from around the world at The Mercy For Animals 25th Anniversary Gala ahead of Earth Day to celebrate Mercy For Animals’ history and the positive impact the organization has had on farmed animals, people’s lives and the planet. Many spoke […]

The international cast of notable narrators highlights the advocacy of Mercy For Animals and the Jane Goodall Institute. LOS ANGELES — On April 3, the world will observe the 90th birthday of Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, a renowned ethologist, a conservationist, a UN Messenger of Peace and the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI). […]

Mercy For Animals’ “Frankenchicken” investigation unveils a real-life horror story at the nation’s second-largest poultry company. FRANKFORT, KY.— Hidden-camera footage from a Mercy For Animals investigator exposes cruelty to chickens at various Kentucky contract farms for Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, the second-largest poultry company in the United States. Despite looming “ag-gag” threats, the investigation reveals chickens […]