Press Releases

Federal employees and retirees can cost-effectively support Mercy For Animals through one of the world’s largest workplace giving programs. LOS ANGELES— Federal employees and retirees can easily and efficiently maximize their impact for animals through Mercy For Animals’ 2023 partnership with the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), the largest federal workplace giving program. For federal employees […]

Third annual report ranking 40 major food companies finds that Canadians may be right to distrust corporate sustainability claims TORONTO— Many leading food companies in Canada risk failing to meet key sustainability promises made to consumers, according to the third edition of Mercy For Animals’ annual Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard, published on Wednesday, October 25. […]

Manure from industrial dairy farms contaminates groundwater, threatens safety of drinking water KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WI— Mercy For Animals has released a drone video investigation exposing how the Wisconsin cheese industry, despite marketing itself with idyllic imagery, relies heavily on industrial-scale factory farms with hundreds or thousands of cows and millions of gallons of manure. The […]

Mercy For Animals launches third annual International Cage-Free Equity Index LOS ANGELES— As part of a coalition of 16 animal protection organizations across 22 countries, Mercy For Animals has released the third edition of the International Cage-Free Equity Index. The index categorizes 40 major restaurants, food manufacturers, and retailers according to the equity or inequity […]

MAYWOOD, NE— A major pig farm investigation by Mercy For Animals released today, August 5, exposes some of the most horrific animal cruelty ever made public. This comes as pro-pork lawmakers reintroduce the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act, a bill that failed to pass in 2021, in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to […]

Second annual “Count Your Chickens Report” ranks food companies on progress and transparency toward Better Chicken Commitment standards  LOS ANGELES (Aug. 2, 2023) — The second annual “Count Your Chickens Report,” released by Mercy For Animals on Wednesday, Aug. 2, reveals that leading food companies—including Blue Apron, HelloFresh, IKEA, Sprouts Farmers Market, sweetgreen, and Whole […]

LOS ANGELES— As part of its work to end industrial animal agriculture, build people power, and honor its commitment to racial equity, Mercy For Animals is excited to announce the 2023 grantees of The People’s Fund. Established in October 2020 to support mission-aligned advocates and organizations, The People’s Fund has awarded a total of $921,750, […]

In response to consumer opposition to cages, CageFree.ca presents consumer data, educational materials, and an action page promoting an end to cage confinement of hens TORONTO— A new poll, conducted by UK-based Bryant Research in May, reveals a staggering 80% of Canadian respondents consider confining laying hens to “battery” cages unacceptable and 75% oppose the […]