Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has just signed a new law that phases out the production and sale of eggs from caged hens, regardless of where the eggs were produced.
On March 14th, animal activists gathered in Augusta, Georgia to protest the cruel treatment of chickens in McDonald’s meat supply chain while local McDonald’s restaurants handed out samples of their new “Mighty Chicken” sandwich.
On January 9th, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa struck down Iowa’s controversial “Ag-Gag” law which had made it a crime for undercover journalists or animal-rights activists to investigate and report on animal abuse in livestock facilities.
Since the March 2018 launch of our campaign asking McDonald’s to ban the cruel farming practices of its suppliers, we’ve been busy working coast to coast to show the restaurant giant that we will not rest until chicken abuse is replaced with basic animal protections.
Animal Equality is honored to have once again been selected as a Top Charity by Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), an independent research non-profit dedicated to finding and promoting the most effective ways to help animals.
August was an absolutely stellar month of McDonald’s campaign activity and I have been so impressed with the support for our campaign asking McDonald’s to ban chicken abuse in its supply chain.
On March 25th, Animal Equality along with seven other animal protection organizations, launched our first campaign in the U.S. with an ad in the New York Times urging McDonald’s to ban the cruel treatment of the hundreds of millions of chickens in its supply chain.
Researchers have found that pigs are intelligent beings capable of remembering their surroundings, learning from their friends, and solving complex problems.
In 2014, Animal Equality worked with local governments and like-minded nonprofit organizations to reduce animal sacrifice at the Gadhimai festival in Nepal.