PETA Praises Brighton-Based Vegan Jerky Maker AGRO for Pledging No Animal Tests

For Immediate Release:
July 7, 2026

Contact:
Tasgola Bruner 202-483-7382

PETA today welcomes locally headquartered vegan jerky company AGRO to its groundbreaking new Eat Without Experiments program, which helps shoppers identify food and beverage companies that don’t test on animals.

AGRO has signed PETA’s statement of assurance and is now listed in the program’s database of companies that have pledged not to conduct, fund, commission, or allow any animal testing.

“AGRO’s statement of assurance will give it a leg up with consumers who want to support businesses that do not test on animals,” says PETA Vice President Shalin Gala. “AGRO is making it easier for consumers to make compassionate choices, and PETA urges other food companies that fund cruel and useless tests on animals to take note.”

“We’re excited to work with PETA’s Eat Without Experiments program because AGRO POWER Sticks are all about helping people do more—10g of protein power without the downsides of meat or the need for animal testing—and this makes that commitment clear,” says AGRO founder Jordan Silbert.

Just as the cosmetics industry has moved away from animal testing through programs like PETA’s Ultimate Cruelty-Free List, PETA is pushing for the same shift in the food industry, where testing involves invasive, painful experiments that include force-feeding, chemical injections, physical restraint, and killing animals. These experiments are typically conducted to make dubious health claims for marketing or due to outdated industry practices, and they are not legally required.

Customers spend money according to what a company represents. According to global market research, companies that don’t align with customers’ beliefs pay the price: 42 percent of consumers walk away, and one in five never return. A survey of 30,000 consumers found that 74 percent crave greater transparency regarding companies’ stances on important issues such as animal testing. Companies signing PETA’s pro-animal pledge forward their brands in the minds of a new wave of ethics-conscious consumers. 

AGRO joins many companies—including Ferrero International, Bacardi Limited, Amy’s Kitchen, Heineken, and Unilever—that have already signed PETA’s Eat Without Experiments pledge.

PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to experiment on”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.