Volunteer to help animals: 6 steps you can take today

Did you know the truth about factory farming was never meant to reach you?

Behind closed doors, billions of animals endure conditions that would leave most people outraged. The system thrives on secrecy—but once the truth is out, there’s no turning back.

Mother pigs spend their pregnancies in crates so small they can barely move. Hens are packed into wire cages with no room to stretch their wings. Chickens bred for meat grow so fast their legs collapse under their own weight.

Calves are separated from their mothers within hours of birth. Female calves are funneled into the dairy cycle, while males are often discarded—either slaughtered or abandoned to die.

This isn’t just a glitch in the system. This is the system.

But here’s the thing about systems: they can be dismantled.

The question is, where do you start?

1. Hit the streets by joining a protest

Aldi has already banned cages for animals in its home country of Germany and in other countries. So, why are hens and pigs still trapped in metal cages in the U.S.?

For their entire lives, these animals live in torment, experience painful injuries, organ failure, and severe, stress-driven behaviors.

Animal Equality is leading protests across the country to demand that Aldi USA ban extreme confinement for animals in its U.S. supply chain. This is your chance to make your voice heard in person.

Ready to take action? Visit the Upcoming Events page to find a protest near you or email Susan at [email protected] if you’d like to help organize one in your area. 

2. Take digital action from home

Can’t make it in person? No problem. By becoming an Animal Protector, you’ll be the first to know about simple actions you can take from home—like emailing decision-makers, sharing social media posts, or writing online reviews.

Ready to take your first action now? Start by writing messages to corporate executives.

3. Add your name–and your voice

Factory farms are responsible for some of the worst animal suffering in history—but your voice is powerful enough to challenge them.

Over 150,000 people have already signed Animal Equality’s petition to end factory farming. Add your name and join a nationwide movement demanding better for animals.

We, the undersigned, are calling on state legislators, stakeholders, and policymakers to end factory farming.

Animals should be free from suffering. From standard industry practices like thumping, confining, and dehorning; to other types of abuse that is hidden from the public and must be prosecuted.

Factory farming is a system specifically designed to maximize the production of meat, eggs, and dairy at the lowest cost possible. These farms intensively confine large numbers of animals in small spaces such as cages or crates. Most spend their entire lives inside a shed and never feel the sunlight or breathe fresh air.

Factory farms –also called Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)– have at least 125,000 chickens raised for meat, 82,000 hens used for eggs, 2,500 pigs, 1,000 cows raised for meat, or 700 cows used for dairy.

With my signature, I join hundreds of thousands of people that demand the end of cruelty farmed animals inevitable experience on factory farms.

(Your signature)

{firstname}, do your loved ones know the cruelty farmed animals face every day?

Support our investigations, campaigns, and legal work to demand this doesn’t happen anymore.

{firstname}, mother pigs like her spend their lives in cages.

And now, her most basic protections are at risk in the proposed Farm Bill. You can stop it from happening.

Contact your Legislators

He was separated from his mother and led to slaughter for the dairy industry to keep his milk.

Share this campaign to raise awareness and make it stop.

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Your signature will support the message calling for the end of factory farming in the United States.

Read the petition

Want to do more? Explore our campaigns and sign additional petitions here.

4. Expose the lies behind labels

Have you ever seen packaging showing cows grazing on open fields or hens basking in the sun? The reality behind factory farm doors tells a much different story.

Pigs, cows, chickens, and other animals often live in crowded, windowless sheds—never feeling sunlight or breathing fresh air. Yet, corporations use words like “natural” and “humanely raised” to sell a story that hides the truth.

If you’ve spotted ads, labels, or marketing that doesn’t match reality, we want to hear from you. Report misleading claims using Animal Equality’s “humane-washing” form and hold corporations accountable for the stories they sell.

5. Make your plate a statement

What if your next meal could change the world?

Every plant-based dish is a step toward dismantling factory farming. It’s not just about what’s on your plate—it’s about showing others what’s possible.

Love Veg makes it easy to get started with a free cookbook packed with simple, mouthwatering recipes. Turn your kitchen into the frontlines of compassion.

SAVE ANIMALS FROM ABUSE

Pigs, cows, and other animals feel pain and deserve to be protected from abuse.

You can protect these intelligent animals by simply choosing plant‑based alternatives.

Protect pigs

6. Invest in compassion

Fighting animal cruelty takes resources—investigations, legal action, and corporate outreach all rely on support from people like you.

A one-time gift helps fund our campaigns, while monthly donors create the steady pressure needed to challenge corruption. Every contribution brings us closer to a world without factory farming.

Donate today and join the fight.

Which action will you take?

Change starts with one bold move. Whether you march, share, sign, or cook, every step moves us closer to dismantling cruelty for good. 

How will you exercise your power today?