Paw Protection Alliance
Advancing animal welfare through research, education, legislative awareness, and meaningful action, with a particular commitment to animals raised for food.
Our Commitment
Paw Protection Alliance represents all animals, from wildlife and marine life to the companions who share our homes. Our leading priority is the animals raised for food, whose lives are shaped by systems most people never see.
Our mission is national, with farmed-animal welfare as a leading priority. Our first state-level legislation research begins in Missouri.
Farmed Animals
Cattle, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, and fish have complex physical, behavioral, and social needs. Explore their welfare and the systems that affect their lives.
Cattle
Dairy and beef cattle: social bonds, housing, and handling.
Welfare research
Pigs
Intelligent, social animals whose housing shapes every day of their lives.
Welfare research
Chickens & Poultry
The most numerous land animals raised for food.
Welfare research
Sheep
Flock animals with strong recognition and memory.
Welfare research
Goats
Curious, agile, and highly social.
Welfare research
Fish & Aquatic Animals
Farmed fish are among the least protected animals in food production.
Welfare research
Farmed animals are our leading priority. Every species is part of our mission.
The Paw Protection Alliance commitment
Beyond the Farm
Our all-species commitment includes wildlife, freshwater and aquatic animals, birds, companion animals, and animals used in research and entertainment.
Aquatic Animals
Aquatic Animal Welfare
Fish and other aquatic animals, in farms and in the wild, and the protections they lack.
Wildlife
Missouri Wildlife
Habitat, rehabilitation, and coexistence close to home.
Wildlife
Living Alongside Wildlife
Foxes, owls, and the animals that share our communities.
Wildlife
Wildlife Protection
Habitat protection, wildlife law, and safeguards for threatened species.
Research & Welfare
Animal Welfare & Research
How evidence-based research shapes better welfare standards for animals.
Companion Animals
Companions at Home
Dogs, cats, and the people and policies that protect them.
Research Animals
Animals in Research
Oversight, standards, and alternatives.
Working & Entertainment
Working and Performing Animals
Welfare questions in work, racing, performance, and exhibition.
Legislation Watch
Bill summaries in plain language, official status, and a direct link to the legislative record, with the date we last verified each one.
Factual legislative information is kept separate from PPA commentary.
Open the legislation trackerNeeds verification. This shows the last action recorded when the record was checked. It does not confirm the bill is still active; see the official record for current status.
Needs verification. This shows the last action recorded when the record was checked. It does not confirm the bill is still active; see the official record for current status.
Needs verification. This shows the last action recorded when the record was checked. It does not confirm the bill is still active; see the official record for current status.
Research & Awareness
Articles on animal welfare, agricultural practices, and protection initiatives, each with its sources listed.
Our Work
Explore animal-welfare research and selected federal and state legislation. We are starting with farmed animals and building this resource carefully, one verified source at a time.
