Friends of Animals

12/05/2025

Fridays are for good news: Cheers to Bali for banning long-tailed macaques as pets! Read more here: https://friendsofanimals.org/cheersbali/

12/04/2025

Cheers to NYFW for placing a ban on fur starting September 2026! Read more about the news here: https://friendsofanimals.org/cheersnyfw/

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday - an annual day dedicated to raising money for nonprofits.

On Giving Tuesday, and every day, donors like you make it possible to dedicate our time and energy to making this world a better place for animals year after year. As an efficient and experienced organization, we prioritize spending our money directly on our work - not extra bells and whistles. Every dollar makes a difference and allows us to pursue our mission with ferocity.

In 2025, we have:
-Gifted over $35,000 worth of spay/neuter certificates to pet owners in need
-Sued the Bureau of Land Management into submission, effectively stopping a proposed roundup of 2,000 wild horses in Wyoming
-Helped stop the Connecticut legislature from legalizing a bear hunt in CT
-Removed over 15,000 pounds of trash from Colorado parks to clean up waterways and protect wildlife
-Supported our sanctuary Primarily Primates in welcoming 4 chimps, 4 baby spider monkeys, and more animals in need since joining the Wildlife Confiscations Network
-AND MORE! Check out our full 2025 impact report here:https://friendsofanimals.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Impact-Report-2025.pdf

To support our work in 2026, consider making a donation at friendsofanimals.org. Donations can be made via credit/debit card, PayPal, bequests, or IRA/QCD.

Thank you for your support this year and every year, animals everywhere thank you!

11/28/2025

It’s Fur-free Friday—a reminder not to buy into industry’s tricks of the trade. Read more here:

It’s Fur-free Friday—a reminder not to buy into industry’s tricks of the trade. Four years ago, Macy’s became the biggest U.S. retailer to phase out the sale of animal fur. That included its NYC Fur Vault Salon, where Friends of Animals held a protest in December 2014. We urged customers t.....

11/26/2025

Starting your holiday shopping? We've got you covered! Check out our 2025 gift guide, made with sustainability and compassion in mind ❤️

https://friendsofanimals.org/2025-holiday-gift-guide/

11/25/2025

Jeers to Impossible Foods, which snuck a non-vegan product into its lineup and onto grocery store shelves across the country, betraying animals and vegans.

Read more here: https://friendsofanimals.org/boycott-impossible-foods-for-sneaking-a-non-vegan-sandwich-into-its-product-line/

11/24/2025

FoA’s members made 2025 a good year for animals. Looking back, we are so grateful for our members’ support because it enabled us to educate, litigate, and advocate for legislation to protect domestic animals, wildlife and critical habitat! Check out the highlights in our Impact Report - see an overview here, or head to https://friendsofanimals.org/impact/ for the full report.

Giving Tuesday is Dec. 2. Please donate so we can continue our lifesaving work in 2026.

11/20/2025

Wild turkeys can be spotted in rural forested and urban areas. This time of year, our backyards present opportunities for turkeys to roam and pick on grubs and acorns.

You’re likely to see more birds now than in spring or summer. While turkey breeding season starts in late March and early April when male turkeys begin gobbling and displaying for the hens; in the fall, turkeys gather for the winter and start building up their winter flocks.

Even though turkey motifs are ubiquitous this time of year, it’s likely most people don’t know what really makes them so remarkable...read about them here! https://friendsofanimals.org/tis-the-season-to-be-thankfulfor-wild-turkeys/

11/19/2025

Jeers to the Nature Conservancy for continuing its annual deer hunt at Lucius Pond Ordway-Devil’s Den Preserve in Weston, Connecticut.

At 1,800 acres, Devil’s Den is the group’s largest preserve in Connecticut, yet it’s wedded to deer hunters who claim deer should be shot under the guise of controlling them.

Wouldn’t an overly wealthy land acquisition organization be aware of studies that show deer exclosure fences protect understory vegetation by preventing deer from browsing on it, which helps promote forest regeneration and increase plant diversity?

Read more and learn how to take action here: https://friendsofanimals.org/nature-conservancy-violates-a-weston-ct-nature-preserve-by-extolling-the-virtues-of-gun-violence/

11/18/2025

Veganism is a lifestyle, not a diet or a trend. Its definition encompasses all aspects of life, striving to minimize animal harm and exploitation. It’s not just about what’s on your plate, but what’s on your body as well. Fashion offers the chance for self-expression and creativity, and with that, an ability to make a visible statement of your ethics.

Harm is hiding in plain sight. Four Paws International, an international animal welfare organization, estimates that about 5 billion animals are used in fashion each year.

Check out some of our favorite fashion brands that have a commitment to kindness! https://friendsofanimals.org/fashion/

11/17/2025

We’re thrilled Newsweek magazine reached out to Friends of Animals to weigh in on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s planned barred owl massacre. With barred owl killings imminent, FoA continues fighting to stop the slaughter.

In 2024, the agency approved a senseless plan to save Northern spotted owls that allows the mass slaughter of 450,000 barred owls over the next 30 years in California, Washington and Oregon, and FoA filed a lawsuit to stop it.

All parties involved in the suit are working out the briefing schedule, and FoA anticipates filing its legal motion to stop the lethal plan within the next couple months.

Read more here: https://friendsofanimals.org/with-barred-owl-killings-imminent-foa-continues-fighting-to-stop-the-massacre/

11/14/2025

NYC fails carriage horses...again. We are beyond disappointed to hear that Ryder's Law will not be moving forward. Read more here: https://friendsofanimals.org/ryderslaw/