The Humane League

END THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL & INDIVIDUAL CHANGE.

2021 HAS BEEN A HISTORIC YEAR FOR ANIMALS, AS EVIDENCED BY THESE INCREDIBLE BREAKTHROUGHS WE'VE MADE IN OUR WORK TO END THE ABUSE OF ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD:1. WE REACHED AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE IN 2021: THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES THAT HAVE COMMITTED TO ELIMINATE CAGES FROM THEIR ENTIRE GLOBAL SUPPLY. THIS IS THANKS TO THE TIRELESS WORK OF THE OPEN WING ALLIANCE (OWA)A COALITION, LED BY THE HUMANE LEAGUE, OF 80 GROUPS ON SIX CONTINENTS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO BANISHING BATTERY CAGES FROM THE FACE OF THE EARTH. AND, IN 2021, THE OWA WON THEIR BIGGEST CAGE-FREE CAMPAIGN EVER: YUM! BRANDS, THE WORLD'S LARGEST FAST FOOD COMPANY, PLEDGED TO ELIMINATE BATTERY CAGES FROM ITS GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN. THAT INCLUDES NEARLY 50,000 LOCATIONS AROUND THE WORLD IN 150 COUNTRIES. WHAT'S MORE, THIS VICTORY IS A WATERSHED MOMENT FOR OUR MOVEMENT BECAUSE WHEN THE WORLD'S LARGEST FAST FOOD CHAIN ACTS, OTHERS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW.2. THE PERCENTAGE OF THE US EGG-LAYING FLOCK LIVING FREE FROM CAGES CROSSED A MAJOR BENCHMARK IN 2021: MORE THAN ONE THIRD OF HENS ARE NOW FREE FROM CAGES, WHICH IS OVER 100M BIRDS! THIS IS A DIRECT RESULT OF OUR CONTINUED EFFORTS TO HOLD COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE TO THEIR CAGE-FREE COMMITMENTS AND ENSURE THAT THEY COMPLY WITH STATE LAWS BANNING INTENSIVE CONFINEMENT.3. WE BROKE THROUGH TO SIX MASSIVE SUPERMARKET CHAINS IN 2021, WHO PLEDGED TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE WORST ABUSES FOR CHICKENS IN THEIR SUPPLY CHAINS DUE TO OUR GROUNDBREAKING INVESTIGATION - THE WHITE STRIPING REPORT. IN ADDITION, WE WORKED TIRELESSLY TO BRING THE ANIMAL WELFARE MOVEMENT INTO THE MAINSTREAM AND ENGAGE NEW ALLIES IN OUR MISSION WITH SEARING REPORTS AND INVESTIGATIONS LIKE OUR 2021 EGGSPOS AND THE PRICE OF A SLICE. THL MADE HEADLINES, REACHING BILLIONS OF PEOPLE WITH THE HEARTBREAKING DETAILS OF FACTORY FARMING, AND CONVINCING THEM TO JOIN OUR CAUSE BY SPEAKING UP, TAKING ACTION, OR LEAVING ANIMALS OFF THEIR PLATES.4. LASTLY, IN 2021, WE IDENTIFIED A STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITY TO LEVERAGE THE SUCCESSFUL MODEL OF THE OWA TO BUILD POLITICAL AND LEGISLATIVE POWER FOR FARMED ANIMAL PROTECTION ADVOCATES IN THE US AND LAUNCHED OUR NEW PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAM WITH A FOCUS ON ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERING A NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF LOCAL AND STATE-LEVEL ANIMAL ADVOCACY GROUPS AND UNITING THEM AROUND LEGISLATIVE AGENDAS THAT INCLUDE ANIMALS RAISED FOR FOOD.