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Parent company of Hannaford, Food Lion, and Stop & Shop adopts critical two-year benchmarks to provide a transparent, accountable path toward 100% cage-free eggs LOS ANGELES — Following a year of public advocacy from Mercy For Animals and multiple organizations, Ahold Delhaize, the largest grocery retail group on the East Coast and the fourth-largest in […]

As extreme cold grips much of the U.S., Mercy For Animals urges action on bipartisan Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act LOS ANGELES — As Winter Storm Fern brings record-low temperatures and dangerous conditions across large portions of the United States, thousands of farmed animals are currently being transported through extreme weather with little oversight […]

The following statement regarding Scott Socha’s appointment and plant-based dining in national parks may be attributed to Jennifer Behr, Director of Plant-Based Initiatives at Mercy For Animals: Scott Socha has recently been appointed to lead the National Park Service, overseeing some of America’s most iconic natural spaces. Yet, Delaware North, where Mr. Socha has held […]

The following statement regarding new research linking produce safety risks to nearby animal feedlots may be attributed to Katherine Jernigan, Director of the Transfarmation Project: Research into E. coli risks linked to produce grown near animal feedlots underscores a reality Mercy For Animals and the Transfarmation Project have long warned about: industrial animal agriculture creates […]

I am grateful for Mercy For Animals’ work in highlighting the unacceptable lack of progress in cage-free hens in Canada, as outlined in their new report, Beyond the Commitment: Evaluating Cage-Free Progress Across the Canadian Retail Sector.  As the report demonstrates, Canada’s percentage of cage-free hens (20%) lags behind global standards, including those of the […]

Op-ed by Amelia Linn published on Earth.org on November 12th, 2025.