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Farm Animal Welfare

Factory farms confine tens of billions of animals globally in cruel conditions. We’ve seen that advocacy, including reforms to phase out the worst practices and work to promote alternatives, can improve the lives of billions of animals. Yet we see little philanthropic attention to the issue.

If you are a funder interested in farm animal welfare, we are happy to work with you to identify the best giving opportunities. We are eager to work in partnership with other funders and share information to help resources go to the best work. If interested, please email [email protected].

Recent grants

A complete list of our grants in the area of farm animal welfare can be found here. Grants include:

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Lewis Bollard

Lewis Bollard leads Open Philanthropy’s work on farm animal welfare. Prior to joining Open Philanthropy, he worked as Policy Advisor & International Liaison to the CEO at The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS). Previously, Lewis worked as a litigation fellow at HSUS and an associate consultant at Bain & Company. Lewis graduated from Harvard University with a BA in Social Studies, and has a JD from Yale Law School. He joined Open Philanthropy in October 2015.

Amanda Hungerford

Amanda Hungerford joined Open Philanthropy in March 2018. Prior to joining Open Philanthropy, Amanda worked as a staff attorney, specializing in farm animal issues for The Humane Society of the United States. Before that, Amanda clerked for Judge Stefan R. Underhill of the District of Connecticut. Amanda has a B.A. in English and Sociology from Wesleyan University, and has a JD from Columbia Law School.