THE HUMANE LEAGUE
Programs
Animal Welfare Advocacy and Reform
IN 2024, THE HUMANE LEAGUE CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO FIXING OUR BROKEN FOOD SYSTEM, FREEING ANIMALS FROM CAGES, AND ENDING THE CRUELEST PRACTICES ON FACTORY FARMS. SECURING COMMITMENTS AND DRIVING INDUSTRY-WIDE CHANGETHL'S STRATEGIC CAMPAIGNS AND CORPORATE ENGAGEMENT RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT VICTORIES FOR ANIMALS. WE SPARED 4.6 MILLION HENS FROM CAGES GLOBALLY AND SECURED COMMITMENTS TO FREE AN ADDITIONAL 79 MILLION MORE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY, 40% OF EGG-LAYING HENS IN THE US NOW LIVE CAGE-FREE.OUR FAIR AND FOWL: GLOBAL TRAVEL EDITION REPORT CATALYZED CHANGE IN THE HOSPITALITY SECTOR, WITH MAJOR PLAYERS LIKE HILTON, LOUVRE HOTELS, AND MELI HOTELS PUBLICLY REPORTING PROGRESS ON ELIMINATING CAGES - IMPACTING 861,000 HENS AND 285 MILLION EGGS ANNUALLY.HOLDING CORPORATIONS ACCOUNTABLETHE ANNUAL EGGSPOS REPORT AND SUBSEQUENT CAMPAIGNS PUSHED MAJOR BRANDS TO ACT. CKE (CARL'S JR. AND HARDEE'S) DEMONSTRATED ACCOUNTABILITY ACROSS THEIR 3,800 LOCATIONS, AFFECTING APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION HENS ANNUALLY. OUR FAIR AND FOWL: GLOBAL COMPANIES EDITION MOTIVATED OVER 19 COMPANIES TO TAKE ACTION, INCLUDING WAGAMAMA, LAI SUN DINING, AND COLOMBINA, IMPACTING NEARLY 95,000 HENS.THE 2024 CAGE-FREE FULFILLMENT REPORT SHOWED 89% COMPLETION RATE FOR COMMITMENTS DUE BY 2023 OR EARLIER DEADLINES. THIS SUCCESS IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT AS OVER 1,000 COMMITMENTS COME DUE IN 2025.TRANSFORMING GLOBAL INDUSTRY STANDARDSTHE EUROPEAN CHICKEN COMMITMENT ACHIEVED UNPRECEDENTED SCALE, WITH 378 COMPANIES SIGNED ON. OVER 230 MILLION BIRDS ARE ALREADY BEING SPARED FROM CRUEL PRACTICES, WITH COMMITMENTS SET TO IMPACT 1.1 BILLION CHICKENS WHEN FULLY IMPLEMENTED. IN AFRICA, RWANDA ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH ABUSOL, ENSURING 10% OF RWANDA'S CHICKENS WILL REMAIN CAGE-FREE. THIS COLLABORATION HAS SPARKED BROADER INTEREST IN ANIMAL WELFARE, WITH ABUSOL BECOMING AN ADVOCATE FOR CAGE-FREE FARMING THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH CAME IN ASIA, WHERE OVER 60% OF THE WORLD'S EGG-LAYING HENS LIVE IN CAGES. BUILDING ON PREVIOUS SUCCESSES WITH TORIDOLL AND JOLLIBEE, THE OWA SECURED A COMMITMENT FROM KEWPIE, JAPAN'S LARGEST MAYONNAISE COMPANY, WHICH USES 4 BILLION EGGS ANNUALLY. THEIR CAGE-FREE COMMITMENT IN ASIA WILL SPARE AN ESTIMATED 700,000 HENS FROM CAGES YEARLY. BUILDING OUR MOVEMENTOUR ANIMAL PROTECTION MOVEMENT CONTINUED TO EXPAND GLOBALLY THROUGH THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE (OWA), WHICH GREW TO 90+ MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 75 COUNTRIES. THE COALITION WELCOMED NEW MEMBERS FROM DIVERSE REGIONS INCLUDING SOMALIA, AUSTRALIA, PORTUGAL, AND MEXICO. TO SUPPORT THIS GROWING NETWORK, OWA AWARDED OVER $2M IN GRANTS TO 38 GROUPS AND CONNECTED 26 MENTEES WITH SKILLED MENTORS WORLDWIDE. THROUGH THREE INTERNATIONAL SUMMITS, 40 OWA GROUPS CAME TOGETHER TO COLLABORATE, SHARE STRATEGIES, AND BUILD PARTNERSHIPS.THE ANIMAL POLICY ALLIANCE (APA) EXPANDED ITS REACH TO 24 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 16 STATES AND WASHINGTON, DC. IN 2024, THE APA SUPPORTED LANDMARK VICTORIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IN MISSOURI, THE MISSOURI ALLIANCE FOR ANIMAL LEGISLATION SECURED STRICT LIMITS ON SLAUGHTERHOUSE WASTE LEADING TO THE CLOSURE OF ONE OF THE STATE'S LARGEST SLAUGHTERHOUSES. AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL, NEW YORK-BASED CHILIS ON WHEELS SUCCESSFULLY INFLUENCED USDA SCHOOL NUTRITION GUIDELINES TO SUPPORT PLANT-BASED MEALS WITH THE HELP OF APA SUPPORT AND FUNDING.OUR GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM DEMONSTRATED IMPRESSIVE REACH AND IMPACT, WITH 6,800 ACTIONS TAKEN BY NEARLY 1,500 CHANGEMAKERS AND OVER 1.2 MILLION MESSAGES SENT TO DECISION-MAKERS DEMANDING CHANGE. THE MOVEMENT'S STRENGTH WAS FURTHER DEMONSTRATED BY OVER 43,000 DONATIONS FROM NEARLY 12,000 GENEROUS SUPPORTERS. THIS EXPANDING COALITION OF ACTIVISTS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND SUPPORTERS CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN OUR GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR ANIMAL PROTECTION, CREATING LASTING CHANGE FOR ANIMALS WORLDWIDE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$13.1M
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