Protect Farmed Animals and Promote a Humane Food System

Humane World for Animals, formerly the Humane Society of the United States, is a global leader in animal protection. We fight cruelty, rescue animals, and advocate for policies that create a more compassionate world. Our Farmed Animal Welfare program focuses on ending the extreme suffering billions of animals endure in industrial agriculture, while promoting a plant-forward, climate-friendly food system.

Every year, more than 94.9 billion land animals are raised and killed for food worldwide, most in factory farms where chickens, pigs, cows, and other animals are confined in cages or crates so small they can barely move. Mother pigs are trapped in gestation crates, unable to turn around, and hens live their entire lives in battery cages. Animals endure severe stress, injury, disease, and unnatural living conditions—suffering that is unnecessary and preventable.

Humane World for Animals tackles this crisis on multiple fronts:
- Rescuing and rehabilitating animals: While our focus is on systemic change, we provide care for farmed animals who have escaped abuse or been retired from intensive confinement.
- Corporate engagement: We work with major food companies to adopt and implement meaningful animal welfare policies, such as cage-free eggs and crate-free pork, holding them accountable to their commitments.
- Policy advocacy: From defending California’s Proposition 12 to opposing federal legislation that would undermine state-level animal protection laws, we fight for stronger regulations to protect farmed animals.
- Food system innovation: We partner with schools, hospitals, and food service providers to expand plant-based offerings, reducing demand for animal products while promoting humane and climate-conscious eating.

Your support has a direct impact:
- Provides resources to inspect and improve farm conditions for animals currently living in factory farms.
- Funds advocacy campaigns to secure stronger laws and prevent rollbacks of humane protections.
- Helps food service programs adopt plant-forward menus that reduce the number of animals raised for food.
- Supports public awareness campaigns that educate consumers and corporations about the cruelty of intensive confinement and alternatives to it.

Every day, individuals and institutions can make a difference for farmed animals. By supporting Humane World for Animals, you help reduce suffering for millions of pigs, hens, cows, and other animals, while creating a more compassionate and sustainable global food system.

— Protect farmed animals today and help end industrial confinement for good.