Activism

New York City has launched an Animal Welfare Caucus, giving animal protection a stronger perch in local government.

Advocates from around the world gathered at the Animal Policy Alliance Summit to share wins, lessons, and momentum for animals. Here’s what unfolded.

Current gaps in legislation leave animal welfare at risk on British farms.

When the industry pushes cruel bills, advocates push back. Discover how animal protection wins are made, one hard-fought statehouse battle at a time.

When The Wall Street Journal covered the DOJ’s lawsuit against California’s cage-free law, our expert—and your values—were featured in a published letter. See how your voice for animals is shaping the national conversation.

In an unprecedented move, Trump’s Department of Justice has launched a lawsuit to dismantle one of the strongest farm animal protection laws in the world. Here's what's at stake—and how you can help.

Your voice matters in this fight. As Big Ag tries to strip away state animal protection laws under a new name, we need you to speak up this week to protect animals and preserve states’ rights.

The Humane League’s Senior Policy Counsel shares inspiring advice on how to build legislative campaigns for the animals.

Discover—and marvel at—what the Animal Policy Alliance accomplished for the animals in 2024.

Washington state just banned underwater factory farms, protecting millions of fish and local waters from industrial aquaculture.

Outraged by our movement’s legislative and legal victories, the factory farming industry is fighting back with the “Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act” and similar legislation. Here’s why these bills present a monumental threat to animals.

The Supreme Court’s decision on California’s Prop 12 changed the lives of millions of animals—and revealed the lengths that the meat industry will go to stop progress on animal welfare.

New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker introduced the Industrial Agricultural Accountability Act to the US Senate in order to hold Big Meat accountable. Here’s why the legislation matters.

As the Supreme Court prepares to consider the National Pork Producers’ case to overturn California’s landmark animal welfare law, voices from across the political spectrum have spoken out in support of Prop 12.

Arizona prohibited the production and sale of eggs from caged hens, joining nine other states in protecting egg-laying hens at the state level: Utah, Colorado, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Nevada.

When Massachusetts voted Question 3 into law in 2016, it was the strongest farm animal protection law in the United States—at the time. As other US states passed even stronger laws to protect animals, Question 3 needed an upgrade. In 2021, it got one.

Billions in taxpayer dollars flow to giant egg corporations every year—even as cuts loom for schools and social programs. If you care about government waste, it’s time to follow the money.

Banning octopus farming before it begins—here’s how advocates are outsmarting industry and protecting some of the ocean’s most mysterious beings.

Factory farming lobbyists and their allies in Congress have copied and pasted last year’s defeated EATS Act into new legislation with a different name—but compassionate people like you see through their deception.

Animal Policy Alliance members share successes and challenges around their work to help animals raised for fur.