Organization Backgrounder

Defending Farm Animals began activities in 1997 and was formally incorporated in 1999. The three founders have been active in animal rights and welfare for many years both through local and national organizations as well as independently. The need for a new organization became more apparent as they observed little attention to the 99% of exploited animals; farm animals. The need was further underscored by their frustration with fund raising ethics, struggles over giving and taking credit for work accomplished, and the general lack of reasonableness in complex animal-people relationships.

The funding for the first few years of operations was largely derived from the three founders. Each of the founders has maintained professional careers outside of the animal rights movement to prevent the need for an income from the organization or from the movement. Defending Farm Animals remains true grass-roots with no funds going to office space or salaries.

Defending Farm Animals is the only animal protection group in the upper- Midwest that has and is incorporating public education and outreach with investigations and exposes. DFA is a vanguard group that will continue to successfully agitate for social reform and change for animal issues.

For more information:

info@DefendingFarmAnimals.org

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