Crate-Free Illinois — Campaigning Against Gestation Crates (2021)

Organization:
Crate-Free Illinois
Award Date:
02/2021
Amount:
$70,350
Purpose:
To support campaigning against the use of gestation crates for pigs.

Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $70,350 to Crate-Free Illinois to support campaigning against the use of gestation crates for pigs. There are approximately 6 million sows in the United States, at least three-quarters of which are routinely confined in gestation crates.{footnote_1}

This follows Open Philanthropy's August 2019 support and falls within its focus area of farm animal welfare.

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