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We've gathered experts from every field—from animal welfare to public policy—and together we leverage science, legislation, and all the “technical details” for a mission that ultimately creates a more just and compassionate world.

Mia Fernyhough

Talk to me about hen welfare.

Mia has worked in farm animal welfare for over a decade, developing some of the most widely referenced commercial poultry welfare standards, including hatch through to slaughter. Mia has significant on-farm experience & has worked closely with industry to improve laying hen welfare nationally in the UK whilst influencing commercial standards internationally. Mia now leads THL's Global Animal Welfare team, a team focused on providing technical support, scientific rationale and strategy for securing higher welfare standards globally.
Gabriel Wildgen

Talk to me about animal law and policy.

Gabriel is Director of Public Policy for The Humane League. Prior to THL, he represented the Good Food Institute on Capitol Hill, where he helped secure the first-ever Congressional appropriation for alternative protein research. As a Policy Fellow at the Harvard Animal Law & Policy Program, along with his co-Fellow and THL Board Member Alicia Rodriguez, Gabriel helped lay the foundation for what has now become The Humane League’s Animal Policy Alliance (APA), a national network of local and state level policy organizations uniting to end large-scale animal cruelty through policy change. Gabriel began his work in animal advocacy as a campaign manager at Humane Society International/Canada, where he successfully coordinated coalitions and lobbied at all levels of government in Canada to secure wildlife protection legislation, and collaborated with public institutions and major food service companies to reduce animal product consumption. Gabriel holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Journalism from Carleton University.
Hannah Truxell

Talk to me about animal protection legislation.

Hannah Truxell is the Senior Policy Counsel with The Humane League where she leads a team of researchers who focus on providing support to THL’s Animal Policy Alliance. She and her team focus on state, federal, and local policy research, drafting model legislation, and legislative and campaign strategy. Hannah led THL’s internal research for and support to the organization’s legal team’s success in defending California’s Proposition 12 before the U.S. Supreme Court, the most impactful animal welfare law in the world. With more than a decade in various in-house roles, Hannah has broad experience in nonprofit law, animal law, and public policy. She previously served as Assistant General Counsel of The Humane League, counsel at Farm Sanctuary, and pro bono counsel with the Animal Welfare Institute. Hannah is the prior Vice-Chair of the Kentucky Bar Association’s Animal Law Section and co-founded a Kentucky grassroots nonprofit, Kentucky Animal Action. She earned JD and Master of Political Science degrees from the University of Louisville and a BA from Virginia Tech.