Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    INVESTIGATIONS:IN 2020 ANIMAL EQUALITY SPARED 7 MILLION ANIMALS THROUGH THE RELEASE OF 13 INVESTIGATIONS IN THE UK, SPAIN, ITALY, GERMANY, INDIA, CHINA AND VIETNAM. OUR INVESTIGATIONS EXPOSED THE TORTURES INFLICTED ON CHICKENS AND HENS, PIGS, COWS, CATS, DOGS, SHEEP, BUFFALO, AND OTHER ANIMALS RAISED AND KILLED FOR FOOD. MOST NOTABLY, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED GLOBAL CAMPAIGNS AND PETITIONS CALLING FOR: THE IMMEDIATE CLOSURE OF CRUEL AND DANGEROUS WET MARKETS, THE BAN OF THE DOG AND CAT MEAT TRADE, AS WELL AS A DOCUMENTARY CALLED, ENEMY OF THE PLANET, THAT UNCOVERED THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF RAISING PIGS FOR FOOD IN JALISCO, MEXICO. THE FOOTAGE WAS CAPTURED USING DRONES OVER TWO INDUSTRIAL PIG FARMS THAT HOUSED MORE THAN 89,000 PIGS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $331.6K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    CORPORATE OUTREACH:IN 2020 ANIMAL EQUALITY CONVINCED 40 COMPANIES WORLDWIDE TO ADOPT ANIMAL PROTECTION POLICIES THAT WILL REDUCE THE SUFFERING OF MORE THAN 300 MILLION HENS AND CHICKENS USED FOR EGGS AND MEAT EACH YEAR. MOST NOTABLY: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF CAMPAIGNING AND NEGOTIATIONS, SOUTH AMERICA'S BIGGEST GROCERY CHAIN, GPA, COMMITTED TO GOING 100% CAGE-FREE IN BRAZIL BY 2028.ALSO, THE TRADE ASSOCIATION THAT REPRESENTS 70% OF EGG PRODUCERS IN ITALY, ASSOAVI, COMMITTED TO ADOPT IN-OVO SEXING TECHNOLOGIES, SPARING THE LIVES OF 25 MILLION CHICKS A YEAR. THIS GROUNDBREAKING COMMITMENT WORKS TO ELIMINATE THE ROUTINE MASS CULLING OF UNPROFITABLE MALE CHICKS IN THE EGG INDUSTRY.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $384.5K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    LEGAL ADVOCACY:IN 2020 ANIMAL EQUALITY ENGAGED IN PROACTIVE LEGAL INITIATIVES, ENSURING ANIMALS RECEIVE THE LEGAL PROTECTIONS THEY DESERVE. THE ORGANIZATION PARTICIPATED IN SEVEN ONGOING LAWSUITS, INCLUDING A CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE TO ARKANSAS' AG-GAG LAW AND TWO DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING LAWSUITS WITH SOME OF THE LARGEST MEAT PRODUCERS IN THE U.S. ANIMAL EQUALITY ALSO WORKED TO GET A NEW ANIMAL PROTECTION REGULATION APPROVED BY THE GOVERNMENT COUNCIL OF ZAPOPAN, MEXICO, WHICH ESTABLISHES PROTECTIONS FOR FARMED ANIMALS AND CRIMINALIZES FARMED ANIMAL CRUELTY. NAUCALPAN MADE HISTORY AS THE FIRST CITY IN MEXICO TO ADD CAMERAS INSIDE SLAUGHTERHOUSES. THIS NEW SET OF REGULATIONS INCLUDES REFORMS RECOMMENDED BY ANIMAL EQUALITY MEXICO AND ESTABLISHES PROTECTIONS FOR ALL SPECIES OF ANIMALS- INCLUDING FARMED ANIMALS - AND CRIMINALIZES CRUELTY AGAINST THEM. FAILURE TO STUN THESE ANIMALS PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER, AS WELL AS ANY MUTILATION OR VETERINARY NEGLIGENCE, WILL NOW BE PUNISHABLE BY LAW. THE ORGANIZATION IS ALSO WORKING WITH A STATE AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY TRADE GROUP IN AN ATTEMPT TO COLLABORATE ON FISH WELFARE LEGISLATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $253.7K