{"id":2,"date":"2017-11-14T23:26:01","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T23:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-07-14T11:38:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:38:34","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal Equality"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-hero-fullscreen alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-cover--with-portrait-image\" style=\"min-height:100vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><figure class=\"wp-block-cover__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3000\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-55120 size-full\" alt=\"Kroger sells eggs from hens confined in battery cages (representative photo)\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kroger-hen-cage-hero-fullscreen-3000x2000-1.webp\" style=\"object-position:8% 12%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"8% 12%\" title=\"\"><\/figure>    <figure class=\"wp-block-cover__figure--portrait\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" height=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 688px) 100vw, (max-width: 900px) 200vw, (max-width: 1200px) 130vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w\" width=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/05\/hen-cage-portrait-hero-fullscreen-1000x2000-2.webp\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-block-cover__image-background--portrait wp-image-55122\" alt=\"Kroger sells eggs from hens confined in battery cages (representative photo)\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" title=\"\">\n        \n    <\/figure><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-10 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#2f2621\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:none\">kroger&#8217;s rotten promise exposed<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/campaign\/kroger?ms=siteslider&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=kroger\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Hold Kroger accountable<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-simple alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center is-style-with-separator\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">MISSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Animal&nbsp;Equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-arrow\"><svg height=\"30\" width=\"50\"><polygon fill=\"#ffffff\" points=\"0,0 50,0 25,30\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-featured-double alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1500\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 35vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-victories-calf-1500x1500-1.webp\" alt=\"Rescued calf resting.\" class=\"wp-image-46092\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-light-grey-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VALUES AND COMMITMENT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As an animal protection organization, we are guided by compassion, determination, and effectiveness. <br><br>We are committed to saving as many animals as possible and to reducing the enormous suffering animals endure on factory&nbsp;farms. <br><br>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1500\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 35vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2023\/08\/2010-animal-equality-sharon-nunez-open-rescue-hen-1500x1500-1.webp\" alt=\"Sharon N\u00fa\u00f1ez, President of Animal Equality\" class=\"wp-image-37458 size-full\" style=\"object-position:45% 36%\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-featured alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-light-grey-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 67%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INTERNATIONAL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Animal Equality works in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, and India. Our teams have decades of experience in <a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/investigations\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=investigations&amp;utm_id=investigations&amp;utm_content=hometext\">undercover investigations<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/campaigns\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=campaigns&amp;utm_id=campaigns&amp;utm_content=hometext\">campaigns<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/legal-advocacy\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=legal-advocacy&amp;utm_id=legal-advocacy&amp;utm_content=hometext\">legal advocacy<\/a>, and large-scale <a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/education\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=education&amp;utm_id=education&amp;utm_content=hometext\">education programs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"863.80466666667\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 100vw, 66vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico-1706x0-c-default.webp 1706w\" width=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2018\/03\/two_thirds_ari_filming_chicks_mexico.webp\" alt=\"Ari Nessel, a supporter of Animal Equality, is filming at a chicken farm.\" class=\"wp-image-3025 size-full\" style=\"object-position:48% 27%\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-featured-half alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1500\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, (max-width: 781px) 80vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/half-laptop-loveveg-1500x1500-1.webp\" alt=\"Love Veg website\" class=\"wp-image-30703 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" title=\"\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\">WANT TO PROTECT ANIMALS?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left is-style-with-separator has-large-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0px;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase\">Start your plant\u2011based journey&nbsp;now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you considering reducing the amount of meat in your diet or replacing dairy products with plant-based alternatives?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether it is to eat healthier or reduce the suffering of animals in factory farms, thousands of people like you start their plant-based journeys each day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By joining us for free, you get a starter guide, a weekly plan, insider tips, shopping guides, and simple, delicious recipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fc4fd283 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/loveveg.com\/?ms=aehomepage&amp;utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=slider\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Visit Love Veg<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-simple alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-light-grey-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left is-style-with-separator has-dark-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-70fe59a557182430ca59f1be40c69251\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Our work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e3e611e4c016f055ecc8816e5e3499e\">Animal Equality combines four strategies in its campaigns to help animals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5089b5b7343debd140021ca32fde1905\">We go undercover to document and expose the cruel treatment of animals in factory farms and slaughterhouses. To this day, we have inspected over 1,000 factory farms and slaughterhouses in 15 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-dark-grey-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-837e60dbc007882d0dd6ebf03003663b\">We raise awareness and inform millions of people who watch our videos so they can see for themselves what the meat, egg, dairy, and fishing industries do to animals. We campaign to convince companies to update their policies that affect animals and our team of attorneys advocate for increased protections and animal rights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-arrow\"><svg height=\"30\" width=\"50\"><polygon fill=\"#ececec\" points=\"0,0 50,0 25,30\"><\/polygon><\/svg><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-callouts alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1050\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 150vw, (max-width: 1080px) 75vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_investigation-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_investigation-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_investigation-750x0-c-default.webp 750w\" width=\"750\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14546\" alt=\"Dulce Ram\u00edrez, vice president of Animal Equality for Latin America, investigating a dairy farm.\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_investigation.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" title=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-3b8ae0e3897f0346d662efe703855089\" style=\"font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/investigations\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=investigations&amp;utm_id=investigations&amp;utm_content=callout\">Investigations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1050\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 150vw, (max-width: 1080px) 75vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_education-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_education-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_education-750x0-c-default.webp 750w\" width=\"750\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14545\" alt=\"Person watching a video of iAnimal, Animal Equality&#039;s virtual reality project\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_education.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" title=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-c4a88e420739fc12a45279abc24d3928\" style=\"font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/education\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=education&amp;utm_id=education&amp;utm_content=callout\">Education<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1050\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 150vw, (max-width: 1080px) 75vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_corporate-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_corporate-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_corporate-750x0-c-default.webp 750w\" width=\"750\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14544\" alt=\"Corporate outreach campaigner showing conditions of chickens in factory farms\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_corporate.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" title=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-2205476b1c2b0e024444f5c5813d9fc3\" style=\"font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/corporate-outreach\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=corporate-outreach&amp;utm_id=corporate-outreach&amp;utm_content=callout\">Corporate <br>outreach<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"1050\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 781px) 150vw, (max-width: 1080px) 75vw, 50vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_legal_advocacy-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_legal_advocacy-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_legal_advocacy-750x0-c-default.webp 750w\" width=\"750\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-14547\" alt=\"Matteo Cupi, vice-president of Animal Equality for Europe presenting at the European Parliament in Brussels\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2019\/12\/750x1050_callout_rows_legal_advocacy.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" title=\"\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-d651b3c248eb45385bb145d9b14f0196\" style=\"font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/legal-advocacy\/?utm_source=ae&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;utm_campaign=legal-advocacy&amp;utm_id=legal-advocacy&amp;utm_content=callout\">Legal <br>advocacy<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-animalequality-pattern-latest-updates alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-with-separator\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56829 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-2393 tag-brazil tag-foie-gras\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/brazil-bans-foie-gras\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/de-2016-geese-brandenburg-featured-image-1500x1500-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-56834\" alt=\"Brazil bans foie gras in historic first for Latin America\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/24\/brazil-bans-foie-gras\/\" target=\"_self\">Brazil bans foie gras in historic first for Latin America<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-24T10:17:15-07:00\">July 24, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Following a six-year campaign led by Animal Equality, Brazil has enacted a full nationwide ban on the production, import, export, and sale of foie gras. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56818 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-2393 tag-factory-farming tag-foie-gras tag-united-kingdom\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/23\/uk-ban-foie-gras-import-promise-at-risk\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/uk-2026-foie-gras-banner-drop-featured-image-1500x1500-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-56826\" alt=\"The UK promised to ban foie gras imports. That promise is now at risk.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/23\/uk-ban-foie-gras-import-promise-at-risk\/\" target=\"_self\">The UK promised to ban foie gras imports. That promise is now at risk.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-23T09:26:54-07:00\">July 23, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">European Union trade talks could permanently block a foie gras ban in the United Kingdom, and Animal Equality is calling on supporters to act before a decision is made. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56678 news type-news status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-2393 tag-factory-farming tag-horse-slaughter tag-horses tag-italy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/italy-could-ban-horse-slaughter\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2026\/07\/we-animals-horse-featured-image-1500x1500-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-56688\" alt=\"Italy could ban horse slaughter\u2014but voter support is needed\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/news\/2026\/07\/14\/italy-could-ban-horse-slaughter\/\" target=\"_self\">Italy could ban horse slaughter\u2014but voter support is needed<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-14T09:49:00-07:00\">July 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A ban on horse slaughter is within reach in Italy. Animal Equality has co-filed a citizens\u2019 initiative that needs voter signatures to reach Parliament\u2014and supporters around the world can help. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/news\/\">More News<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-grey-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-with-separator\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Blog<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-53306 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-general\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/michigan-cage-free-egg-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Hen-looking-at-the-camera-1500x1500-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-42894\" alt=\"Federal lawsuit challenges Michigan cage-free egg law\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/michigan-cage-free-egg-lawsuit\/\" target=\"_self\">Federal lawsuit challenges Michigan cage-free egg law<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-02-28T16:07:45-08:00\">February 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Michigan\u2019s cage-free egg law now faces a federal lawsuit that could weaken similar laws across the country. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-52103 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-animal-agriculture tag-animal-protection tag-factory-farming tag-investigations tag-slaughterhouses\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/how-cows-suffer-for-dairy\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-september-uk-maddox-investigation-1500.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-52107\" alt=\"Dragged through mud and manure: How cows suffer for dairy\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/how-cows-suffer-for-dairy\/\" target=\"_self\">Dragged through mud and manure: How cows suffer for dairy<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-25T13:05:11-07:00\">September 25, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Animal Equality\u2019s U.K. Executive Director exposes cows unable to stand, hauled by machinery by their hips, and dragged across the barn floor. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-52008 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-animal-protection tag-factory-farming tag-festival tag-investigation tag-meat\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/they-tried-to-silence-me-at-the-worlds-largest-animal-sacrifice\/\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 495px) 250px, (max-width: 781px) 33vw, (max-width: 1200px) calc(100vw \/ 6), calc(1200px \/ 6)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-375x0-c-default.webp 375w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-500x0-c-default.webp 500w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-750x0-c-default.webp 750w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-800x0-c-default.webp 800w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-1000x0-c-default.webp 1000w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-1125x0-c-default.webp 1125w, https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai-1500x0-c-default.webp 1500w\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/app\/uploads\/2020\/05\/gadhimai.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image wp-image-16715\" alt=\"They tried to silence me at the world\u2019s largest animal sacrifice\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/blog\/they-tried-to-silence-me-at-the-worlds-largest-animal-sacrifice\/\" target=\"_self\">They tried to silence me at the world\u2019s largest animal sacrifice<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-11T12:45:12-07:00\">September 11, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I entered Nepal for the Gadhimai Festival, where tens of thousands were killed. Pressed by crowds and threats, I refused to be silenced. <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-primary-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"\/blog\/\">More Posts<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47899,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"control-tags":[],"content-group":[],"country":[2303,2308,2309,2310,2311,2315,2316,2317],"campaign-tax":[],"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":322,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56718,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/56718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"control-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/control-tags?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"content-group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-group?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=2"},{"taxonomy":"campaign-tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalequality.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campaign-tax?post=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}