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The Pecking Order: Domino's UK & EU
Fast food isn’t worth the needless suffering of billions of chickens
Our work
We work around the world to end the needless suffering of animals and inspire people to change animals’ lives for the better.
Animal welfare education
Our education courses and materials help students worldwide to understand the importance of animal welfare.
Welcome to the World Animal Protection community
With supporters like you, World Animal Protection can tackle the root causes of animal suffering, so that we can make the biggest difference to the greatest number of animals. To accomplish this, we base our work on robust evidence, move governments and corporations to commit to better welfare and put animal...
5 reasons why animals' feelings and experiences matter
Breakthrough research and studies of animals' emotions and feelings (animal sentience science) has developed our understanding of how wild animals can suffer...
Learn more about the science of animal protection
What is animal sentience? Science shows that animals are sentient beings meaning they think and feel, have personalities and needs of their own. This means that very large numbers of sentient animals routinely experience pain and deprivation at human hands. Our evidence irrefutably proves that animals are...
Why we need to make a change for chickens
Approximately 60 billion chickens are reared for meat each year. 40 billion of them are raised in intensive farming systems, often with no natural light or fresh air, unable to peck or spread their wings. They suffer at every stage of their lives.