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Exclusive: Global egg industry investigation reveals widespread abuse of caged hens amid bird-flu pandemic

June 16, 2025

Forbes

2025 Is A Critical Year For Cage-Free Meat And Eggs

January 15, 2025

Vox

The animal rights movement is getting things done.

August 9, 2024

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The Secret Side Of Chicken Farming, According To Poultry Insiders

May 11, 2024

Forbes

The Humane League Works To Free Factory Farm Animals From Horrid Conditions

January 26, 2023

Wall Street Journal

Cal-Maine Steps Up Investment to Meet Demand for Cage-Free Eggs

April 4, 2022

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  • Mia Fernyhough

    Mia Fernyhough

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    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.

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    Gabriel Wildgen

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    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.

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    Hannah Truxell

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    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.

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    Changemakers: Angela Means on Compassion and Intersectionality

    Angela Means joins us to talk about why she advocates for animals—from the power and influence of her childhood experiences, to her belief in caring about something “more than yourself.”

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    May 16, 2023
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    Changemakers: Alicia Silverstone on Living the Kind Life

    Award-winning actress Alicia Silverstone joins us to talk about animal advocacy, entrepreneurship and motherhood, and the healing power of compassion.

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    Apr 17, 2023
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    Changemakers: How Singer Alisun Is Using Her Voice for Animals

    Weaving inspiring stories through her music, vegan singer Alisun has become a powerful voice for nature, animals, and the planet.

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    Jan 30, 2023
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    Changemakers: Dana Heath on How to Be a Superhero for Animals

    On and off the screen, vegan actor Dana Heath is a champion for kindness, fairness, and doing what’s right.

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    Jan 25, 2023
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    Changemakers: Ryuji Chua on Connecting with Animals

    Filmmaker and animal activist Ryuji Chua is on a mission to change the way people think about animals—simply by asking new questions.

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    Jan 18, 2023
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    Changemakers: Mayim Bialik on the Power of Mindful Eating

    Mayim Bialik joins us to talk about everything from inner peace to vegan cookie batter—and shares her reflections on the power of incremental change.

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    Audrey Enjoli
    Dec 12, 2022