About Animal Partisan
Animal Partisan is a legal advocacy group that seeks to innovatively exploit the legal system to contest the core industries of animal exploitation in the United States: animal agriculture and experimentation. They are on a mission to find, reveal, and question injustice in every form on the farms, slaughterhouses, and the laboratory.
The Challenge
Animal exploitation industries are usually closed-door operations that prevent public attention and legal responsibility for their activities. The key obstacle to animal welfare is to lift the veil of secrecy and uncover covert inhumanity and defeat massive, deep-pocket lobbying in court to create a significant shift.
The Solution
Animal Partisan addresses these systemic problems through fierce use of the legal regime to fight and challenge oppressors. Their multi-pronged approach includes:
- Active Litigation: Bringing forward lawsuits that challenge illegal or unethical practices within animal agriculture and research facilities.
- Public Exposure: Leveraging legal findings to shine the light of public opinion on hidden cruelty, ensuring that the realities of these industries are brought to the forefront.
- Capacity Building: Training and equipping the next generation of attorneys to wield the law effectively for the benefit of animals, ensuring long-term pressure on exploitative industries.
The Impact
By maintaining a relentless focus on legal advocacy, Animal Partisan has established a formidable presence in courtrooms nationwide. As highlighted in their 2025 annual reporting, they have successfully forced transparency onto hidden operations, held oppressors accountable, and laid critical legal groundwork that strengthens the broader animal rights movement.
In Their Own Words
“We’re a legal advocacy organization focused on discovering, exposing, and challenging unlawful conduct no matter its form… We intend to make it harder, riskier, and more costly for these industries to use and exploit animals. To alleviate animal suffering, we’ll explore every corner of the legal system upon which these industries must comply.” – Will Lowrey, Board of Directors & Legal Counsel
