“China’s Major Meat Supplier Just Set a Cage-Free Policy - Why I’m More Optimistic Than Ever About China” by Whitney Peng, Lily Tse

This post is an update on some great and perhaps surprising progress in China that feels worth sharing, and a sincere thank-you to the people I have gotten to know through EAG SF (recap at the end). Why China, and Why Now Approximately 75% of the world's farmed animals are raised in Asia, yet the region receives a disproportionately small fraction of global animal welfare funding. Within that, China represents an enormous concentration of both suffering and—increasingly—tractable opportunity. Securing corporate commitments in China is genuinely challenging. The regulatory environment, business culture, and the sheer scale of the supply chains involved mean that this work requires patience, relationship-building, and careful engagement. Lever China has been doing that work for nearly seven years. The progress going on has not been publicized much outside of China, and that's partly by design - the work often requires discretion to be effective. But as both the pace of progress and the size of the opportunity have grown, we (and I) wanted to share more, as I think they collectively tell an important story about the road ahead. A Notable Milestone: Yurun Group's Cage-Free Commitment A recent commitment Lever China generated that was announced last [...] --- Outline: (00:25) Why China, and Why Now (01:26) A Notable Milestone: Yurun Groups Cage-Free Commitment (03:02) Emerging Progress on Ducks (An Often Overlooked Issue) (06:21) What This Adds Up To (08:17) Reflection from EAG SF --- First published: April 9th, 2026 Source: --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO .