ASPCA offering $100K in grants toward ending factory farming
by Katie Pfaff
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has offered $100,000 in total grant monies for projects working toward reducing or ending factory farming. Grants will be available in amounts from $15,000 to $25,000 for generating evidence, research, and additional work that helps to move away from regular animal agriculture practices that include confining livestock.
Funding is available to institutions and organizations in the US through ASPCA’s Fund to End Factory Farming. Grant proposals are expected to focus on ways to move away from factory farming and toward sustainable practices that are heathier for animals as well as ways to shift to more plant-based food. Examples include methods to support moving consumers and farmers away from traditional animal farming techniques to sustainable and humane options.
“The lack of transparency around industrial animal agriculture's harms has allowed this cruel form of animal production to dominate our food system,” said Daisy Freund, vice president of farm animal welfare at the ASPCA. “To activate policymakers, food companies and individuals, we need to shine a light on how destructive the status quo really is and quantify the benefits of more compassionate, sustainable farming practices. The ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming will support the broad community of researchers, advocates and businesses that are proving there is a better way forward for animals, people, and the environment.”
According to the ASPCA, more than 1.6 billion cattle, chickens, pigs, and other animals are raised for food products each year in the US, and are often housed in crowded areas thought to be inhumane, more likely to lead to disease spread, and are a contributor to climate change.
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