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Animal Equality staff and supporters pose with cage-free campaign signs inside the organization’s new Cincinnati office at the grand opening on October 16, 2026.
Animal Equality staff and supporters pose with cage-free campaign signs inside the organization’s new Cincinnati office at the grand opening on October 16, 2026.
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Animal Equality opens Cincinnati office to continue Kroger cage-free campaign

Animal Equality opens a new office in Cincinnati, steps from Kroger’s headquarters, giving its campaign a permanent home in Kroger’s own backyard as it calls on the company to keep its promise to hens.
October 13, 2026
Updated: October 16, 2026
Chelsea McInnis
Communications Coordinator

For months, Animal Equality has brought its cage-free campaign to Kroger’s doorstep. Now, the campaign has a home of its own just steps away.

These headquarters have been set up to ensure that we can continue this campaign with strength, with conviction.” — Sharon Núñez, President of Animal Equality

More than a campaign headquarters, the office will serve as a hub where community members, elected officials, and the media can continue to connect with Animal Equality.

A countdown clock displayed at Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office grand opening on October 16, 2026, tracking the days since Kroger’s broken cage-free commitment.
A light-up counter tracking the ‘time since Kroger’s broken promise’ reads 3,880 days at the grand opening of Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office.
Animal Equality President Sharon Núñez addresses attendees at the grand opening of Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office on October 16, 2026.
Animal Equality President Sharon Núñez addresses guests as Cincinnati residents share their support for the campaign on screen behind her.

Animal Equality celebrates Cincinnati office grand opening

On Friday, October 16, members of the Cincinnati community gathered to mark the office’s opening with an evening of live music and food from local deli Harmony Plant Fare.

Inside, a huge light-up sign counted the time since Kroger broke its promise to hens, a clear reminder of why the office exists.

Sharon Núñez, President of Animal Equality, addressed the crowd, sharing what she has witnessed firsthand inside battery cage factory farms, and the conditions hens endure there.

These are the very conditions Kroger promised its customers it would leave behind, and the reason Animal Equality will remain steps from Kroger’s headquarters until the company honors its cage-free commitment.

Attendees fill the room at Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office grand opening on October 16, 2026.
Neighbors, local activists, and first-time supporters pack the room at the grand opening of Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office.
Guests enjoy food from local deli Harmony Plant Fare at the grand opening of Animal Equality’s Cincinnati office.

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