Animal Equality
We are a team of committed and passionate advocates dedicated to creating a more compassionate world for animals.
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
WHO WE ARE
Animal Equality was founded in 2006 by Sharon Núñez, Jose Valle and Javier Moreno with one mission: to protect animals. The enthusiasm for and commitment to that mission has only grown since then and has enabled us to deliver impactful results for animals.
Today, Animal Equality is one of the most effective advocates for farmed animals in the world, working on four continents on behalf of farmed animals. We are working in countries where there is the most opportunity to create lasting, systemic change for animals. We work with society, governments, and companies so that we can achieve our vision: a world in which all animals are protected and respected.
What we stand for
As an international animal protection organization, we work to end cruelty to farmed animals.
Whether we’re working to educate the public on the horrific reality inside factory farms and slaughterhouses, asking governments to adopt laws that protect animals, or encouraging major companies to implement policies that benefit animals, we never lose sight of our main goal: reduce animal suffering.
Our vision
Animal Equality’s vision is a world in which all animals are respected and protected.
Photo: Jo-Anne McArthur / We Animals
Our mission
Animal Equality is an international organization, working with society, governments, and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals.
Photo: Javier Gamonal
Our values
Animal Equality’s values are compassion, determination, and effectiveness.
Our team
HELPING ANIMALS ACROSS THE GLOBE
As a global organization, Animal Equality has a network of offices in eight countries:
the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, and the United Kingdom.
ANIMAL EQUALITY’S INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Sharon Núñez
President and Co-founder
Jose Valle
Executive Vice President and Co-founder
Matteo Cupi
Vice President Europe
Dulce Ramirez
Vice President Latin America
Sean Thomas
International Director of Investigations
Abigail Penny
Executive Director, Animal Equality UK
Amey Deshmukh
Managing Director, Animal Equality India
Amruta Ubale
Senior Director of Public Affairs, Animal Equality India
Carla Lettieri
Executive Director, Animal Equality Brasil
Giorgio Fumagalli
International Director of Marketing and Digital Strategy
OUR WORK
A multidimensional approach to helping animals. Animal Equality combines four different strategic approaches to ensure progress for animals.
BY THE NUMBERS
RECOGNITION
Animal Equality has received international recognition for its investigations, corporate outreach campaigns and innovative educational programs.
Recommended by Charity Navigator
Animal Equality designated “Give with Confidence” charity by Charity Navigator
Animal Equality has been independently evaluated by Charity Navigator, the world’s largest and most trusted nonprofit evaluator, and earned a prestigious Four-Star Rating designating Animal Equality as an official “Give with Confidence” charity. Charity Navigator’s third-party accreditation validates our organization’s operational excellence and indicates that Animal Equality is using your donations effectively.
GUIDESTAR
Animal Equality is proud to be a GuideStar Platinum participant–the highest level.
GuideStar is the world’s largest source of information on nonprofit organizations, providing in-depth non-profit organization profiles in order to promote more informed philanthropy. As a GuideStar Platinum participant, Animal Equality demonstrates quantitative metrics on the progress we’re making toward our mission of ending cruelty to farmed animals.
Top Rated Nonprofit from GreatNonprofits
The GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Awards is the one and only people’s choice award where volunteers, donors, and people served by nonprofits are asked to share stories of inspiration and express their appreciation for the work they do.
Animal Equality is proud to be considered a Top Rated Nonprofit by our supporters and grateful to be awarded the GreatNonprofits, which is the second most trusted rating seal after the Better Business Bureau’s.
Best 360 video from the German Video Awards
In June 2016, Animal Equality’s iAnimal film won the ‘Best 360° film’ from the German Web Video Awards.
This important award was received in recognition of all the hard work our investigators have put into filming factory farms and slaughterhouses and proof that animals are becoming more visible in our society.
