"NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER  OF SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH."

- Kathleen Hanna

WHO WE ARE


Animal Rights Initiative (ARI) is a 501(c)(3) organization based in the United States dedicated to conserving our natural biodiversity and ending animal suffering through a multifaceted approach. What makes us different is that we combine government, community and corporate outreach to achieve our goals of legislative protections and  corporate policy changes. Because of the exponentiated risks of zoonotic illness transmission and excessive waste contributing to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), our focus is primarily on factory farms and breeding mills.


Animal use is deeply entrenched in human livelihoods; we are committed to staying flexible and pro-active to improve as many industries as we can in order to increase quality of life and reach biosecurity.

CURRENT CAMPAIGNS


We believe in reducing demand by making incremental, systemic changes while advocating for ethical consistency. We have single-issue campaigns throughout multiple systems that impact biodiversity. 
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OCTOPUS

Octopus farming poses a unique threat to ecosystems.

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  • Pet Sales

    Animals suffer in breeding mills, in pet stores, and die prematurely in homes. Breeding mills are resevoirs for disease and contribute excessive waste.

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  • Research

    Bunnies, Chimps, Guinea pigs and more are subjected to painfully intrusive tests despite being rendered useless over 90% of the time.

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    • ANIMALS IN TRAVELING ACTS

    PROBLEM: Animal use in entertainment industries perpetuates the notion that animals are inferior, not deserving of freedom or to exist. An estimated 5.5 billion wild animals are commercially farmed worldwide every year to be be killed or sold into captivity. It's estimated that around 500,000 animals are used in cosmetics testing each year alone.

    SOLUTION: Remove animals from entertainment, research and other industries

    SHORT TERM GOALS: Ban the sale of small mammals and birds as pets in Washington, ban the use of exotic animals in traveling animal acts in Washington and Oregon

    OUTCOMES: To reduce demand for animals as pets, animals in the entertainment industry and animals used as research. To influence public opinion on the use of animals for any reason.

    ANNUAL IMPACT: Hundreds of thousands of animals in breeding mills and sold to research.

    HOW: Working directly with lawmakers in Washington and Oregon to implement legislation.

    TRACK RECORD: Successfully passed legislation to mandate cruelty free cosmetics in Washington State in 2024, Introduced 5 bills to prohibit exotic animal performances in Washington and Oregon, deterred animal performances in Oregon and Washington in 2022 and 2023.

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