Animals in farming
The majority of animals farmed for food live in conditions that cause suffering and stress. It’s time to rethink farming.
By 2050, livestock production will be twice what it was in 2000. Right now, more than 70 billion animals are farmed for food each year – two-thirds in conditions that mean they can’t move freely or live naturally. We campaign for progress at every stage – from farming to transportation to slaughter. And we know change is possible.
Our goal is to ensure farmed animals live good lives by transforming the global food system
At World Animal Protection we envision a world where respect for animals and nature sits at the heart of our food system, which is equitable, sustainable, resilient, and capable of feeding the world.
Here’s what World Animal Protection is doing to achieve this ambitious goal:
- Working to ban the prophylactic use of antibiotics in farming and encouraging governments and leading food companies to adopt better farm animal welfare policies.
- Pushing the Canadian government to implement policies that phase-out inhumane farming systems by reducing antibiotic use in farming, supporting more plant-based agriculture, and promoting increased plant-based food consumption.
- Moving people to consider eating less meat and more plant-based foods to help reduce the world’s dependence on factory farming.
- Exposing how factory farming contributes to climate change and biodiversity loss.
- Working to change global financial investment systems that are fueling factory farming expansion.
You can help revolutionize our existing food systems to ensure farmed animals live good lives by making a gift.
Protect farmed animals by advocating for change and by making simple changes to your day-to-day life
Latest news about our work to protect animals on farms
World Animal Protection applauds Egg Farmers of Canada’s commitment to phase out battery cages
World Animal Protection applauds the Egg Farmers of Canada’s announcement of an industrywide phase out of conventional barren battery cages in Canada.
Tim Hortons announced a landmark commitment to source only cage-free eggs
World Animal Protection applauds Tim Hortons’ commitment to use only cage-free eggs in Canada by 2025
The world’s leading food companies are lagging behind consumers on farm animal welfare issues
The recently published fourth edition of the Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW) shows that companies, including Burger King and Starbucks could...