Hold Costco accountable for chicken welfare at its supplier farms

Why it's urgent

No fixed deadline is given. The campaign was posted October 23, 2026, and the investigation's claims are the group's own.

The strategy

Asks Costco to adopt standards for its chicken suppliers. A large retailer under public pressure can change supplier rules, but one message adds little on its own.

Why it scored 50

Scale: Big

Guess: under 1 million birds, based on one supplier farm; the report gives no flock size or count for Costco's chicken supply.

Severity: Extreme

The report describes chicks buried alive and birds beaten to death, though these are Mercy For Animals' own undercover claims.

Chance of success: Long shot

Costco has issued welfare statements, but the report shows no sign it is moving toward the group's demands.

Your difference: Small

A single online message to a large company, one among many.