Ashley Chang

From fishing boats to protest placards—Jennifer Dutton’s journey from ‘diehard meathead’ to animal advocate shows how radically perspectives can shift when we open our eyes to the experiences of animals.

Big red barns? An idyllic countryside? What about the terrified animals?

This is what animal farming looks like in faraway worlds—and what it says about them.

In the fantastic worlds of Studio Ghibli’s master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki, pigs are parents, gods, and—yep—fighter pilots.

For the eleventh year in a row, Animal Charity Evaluators has recognized The Humane League as a recommended charity.

Jennifer Stretton talks about how she strives to do good in the world.

The director of The Humane League’s new documentary takes us behind the scenes.

For the tenth year in a row, Animal Charity Evaluators has named The Humane League a recommended charity.

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.

For the ninth year in a row, Animal Charity Evaluators names The Humane League a Top Charity.

The Humane League’s new National Director of Organizing reflects on his path into animal advocacy—and his hopes for what volunteers can accomplish together.

Peaceful protesters rallied last week outside HelloFresh’s corporate offices in New York City, urging the meal kit company to do what it promised to do when it adopted the Better Chicken Commitment: end its cruel factory farming practices.

Jennifer Barckley and Ashley Chang reflect on their journeys as animal advocates—and on how that work inevitably intersects with big questions about identity and inclusivity.

In a victory for egg-laying hens, two drugstore powerhouses commit to ending the use of cages nationwide years ahead of schedule.

Hundreds of food companies—from fast food chains to supermarkets—promised to end the abuse of chickens and egg-laying hens in their supply chains. But they aren’t doing enough. Now it’s time to hold these corporations accountable.

Animal protection leaders Vicky Bond and David Coman-Hidy reflect on their individual journeys as activists—as well as on their visions for The Humane League and the broader movement to end the abuse of animals raised for food.

The Humane League Japan celebrates its fifth year of creating change for animals!

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.

Animal Charity Evaluators has named The Humane League a Top Charity for the eighth year in a row. Here’s why this honor matters.

Prop 12 is considered the strongest farm animal protection law in the United States and possibly in the world. When it went into effect in 2022, it outlawed the use of cages—and stands to spare millions of animals from the cruelest forms of confinement.

Chick culling—the shredding of baby birds—is both a terrible secret and a brutal reality.

The environmental costs of factory farming—such as global warming, pollution, and diminished biodiversity—are too great for these facilities to continue dominating our food system.