Animal Equality

Animal Equality is an international organization working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Brazil is one step away from banning #foiegras for good. 👏 Brazilian President Lula just needs to sign the bill into law.

But reports show France is actively lobbying to block it.

You can help.

Leave a comment on the social media of President Lula (@LulaOficial), First Lady Janja (@JanjaLula), and former minister Fernando Haddad (@Haddad_Fernando) urging them to respect the will of the Brazilian people and not let foreign industry interests silence their vote!

[Max Farrens @maxwellfarrens]

This is the most important week in the history of animal welfare: if the Save Our Bacon Act passes, not only will it kill the most impactful welfare-related laws of the past decade, it will also restrict any future progress.

The Senate is currently deciding whether to add the SOB Act to the Farm Bill, so if you care about this stuff but have been waiting for the right moment to help, this is that moment.

If you want to fight this and can donate six figures or more, please DM me or Dwarkesh.

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In case it's helpful context, the SOB Act aims to block states from deciding their own laws about animal products sold within their borders.

This is massive federal overreach. But the meat industry supports it because they haven't been able to stop state-level ballot measures.

Take California’s prop 12. When it passed in 2018, it banned the sale of pork from pigs kept in gestation crates, where they live in forced confinement for years without ever once being able to turn around (read Dwarkesh's tweet for a more detailed and horrifying description).

The industrial pork lobby fought prop 12 hard, and once it passed, they poured money into getting it struck down. They even brought it to the Supreme Court, where it was upheld.

So the pork lobby pivoted and now they're focusing on getting the SOB Act passed. If it passes, it would immediately unwind prop 12 alongside a bunch of other important state-level laws.

I want to spend the next decade building on the momentum of victories like prop 12, not just relitigating the same bills we spent the 2010s fighting for. That’s only possible if the Farm Bill passes without the SOB Act.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Sign our petition to end this extreme cruelty to animals nationwide ➡️ https://t.co/yM6d0poaNq

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Portland, Oregon banned foie gras. 🙌City council passed the measure following years of campaigning by @ProAnimalFuture by Animal Equality & other animal protection orgs.

Portland joins:
✔️ New York City
✔️ Pittsburgh
✔️ California
✔️ Brookline, MA

Denver and Washington D.C., you're up next.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

We will not be intimidated. Kroger must apologize, investigate both incidents, and explain why it continues to ignore calls for a clear plan to eliminate cages from its egg supply.

Comment and tag @krogerco now. Every tag helps ensure Kroger leadership sees this.

#Kroger #FreshForEveryone #KrogerFamily #KrogerHealth #WeAreKroger

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

A @kroger employee just physically assaulted a peaceful protester outside Kroger headquarters in Cincinnati. 🚨 This comes one week after a security guard hired by Kroger threatened to 'slap the shit out of' another protester. Two incidents. Two weeks. Same company.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

We can choose a more compassionate world and reject this system of cruelty. Every meal is a chance to act for animals. Visit Love Veg for plant-based tips and recipes 🌱 https://t.co/U6Yhb7Flxy

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Millions of hens are trapped in battery cages right now, too small to stretch their wings, too cramped to move. This is standard practice in the egg industry. Cage-free is progress, even if there’s more work to do 📣

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Thank you for amplifying this @CityBeatCincy. 👏 @kroger promised their customers they would end the use of cages for hens by 2025. They abandoned that promise and continue to profit while hens suffer in the same tiny cages year after year. Kroger can change this.

[Cincinnati CityBeat @CityBeatCincy]

Animal rights organization Animal Equality is protesting outside Kroger Headquarters after the grocery giant backtracked on a promise to sell 100% cage-free eggs by 2025. Read more on Kroger at the link in our bio.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Industry claims don't hold up when you have footage to prove otherwise. @slingshot_uk_ sat down with Animal Equality UK Executive Director Abigail Penny to talk about the reality of gas chambers used on pigs and why the gap between industry claims and the truth is exactly why this work exists.

Thank you to Project Slingshot for including Animal Equality in this conversation.

[Project Slingshot UK @slingshot_uk_]

What's happening inside factory farms and slaughterhouses and what you're told is happening are two completely different things.

If you're wondering what's really going on, watch ‘Gaslit’: https://t.co/4dn23PX13H

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Sample script ➡️ "Hi, my name is [NAME] and I'm a constituent from [CITY, STATE]. I'm calling to urge Senator [NAME] to vote NO on any Farm Bill that includes the Save Our Bacon Act. This legislation would overturn state animal protection laws that voters overwhelmingly supported at the ballot box. It would send millions of animals back to cages they were legally protected from. Thank you."

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

⚠️ The fight to protect animals from the Farm Bill is not over. The U.S. House passed the Farm Bill that includes the Save Our Bacon Act, a provision that could send millions of animals back to cages. The bill is now before the Senate.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Keep calling your Senators and demanding they keep the Save Our Bacon Act out of the Farm Bill for good. Calling is the most effective way to make your voice heard for animals. 📞 [phone], or visit our direct action link: https://t.co/D65fxHXhTQ

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

One act of kindness can change things for animals like her. For a limited time, your gift for farmed animals is matched. Every dollar goes twice as far. Make our 20th year a turning point for animals. 💙 https://t.co/nAMkpfPLrO

[Matthew Dominguez @Matt_Dominguez]

If you only read one piece about the #SaveOurBaconScam, this is the one to read.

“Opposition to the provision isn’t just about pig well-being. Some conservatives object to this effort to overturn the will of voters. Others note that the largest pork producer in America is Smithfield, now owned by a Chinese company, and they wonder why Congress would privilege a Chinese behemoth over the American electorate.” @NickKristof

Call your Senators today and asked them to oppose the inclusion of the #SaveOurBacon language in the #FarmBill.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

THIS JUST IN 🚨 Peaceful protesters threatened at Kroger’s HQ. Kroger promised cage-free eggs by 2025. They failed. When advocates showed up to ask why, Kroger’s security threatened and intimidated them.

Kroger must stop putting people’s safety at risk and answer the question: What is your plan to go cage-free, as promised?

Share this video and tag @kroger if you believe companies should be held accountable.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Head to @kroger and let them know. Then email their decision makers directly ➡️ https://t.co/sLqnF14xgw

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

From cities around the world to Kroger's front door. 📍Cincinnati, Ohio. We're here. And we're not backing down. ✊ Cage-free is a necessary commitment for any company serious about reducing animal suffering.

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Getting hens out of cages is the first step. Kroger needs to take it. Email their decision makers and tell them enough. ➡️ https://t.co/sLqnF14xgw

[Animal Equality @AnimalEquality]

Kroger's 'Fresh for Everyone' slogan doesn't hold up 🚫@kroger promised 'Fresh for Everyone': fresh for customers, and a cage-free future for hens. They've delivered on neither. Hens are still packed into filthy cages, and that commitment has been quietly dropped.