Animal Equality is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to achieving equal consideration and respect for animals. Founded in Madrid, Spain in January 2006 we are currently active in Spain, the United Kingdom, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia.

OUR MISSION - Working for nonhuman animals

Animal Equality is dedicated to raising awareness of the suffering and deaths of nonhuman animals as victims of speciesism and working towards the abolition of animal use through the promotion of veganism.

We work to obtain respect for animals by:
• Educating the public about speciesism and veganism.

• Investigating places of animal exploitation such as farms, slaughterhouses and circuses to expose the
reality to the public.

• Carrying out open rescues from places of animal exploitation and finding long-term safe homes and
sanctuaries for the rescued animals.

• Engaging in peaceful non-violent direct action to bring attention to the plight of animals.

OUR VALUES: ABOLITION

We are an abolitionist group. Our goal is the abolition of animal use, but we do not support welfare reforms, or changes in the way animals are exploited, to achieve this. Reforms in animal treatment have shown to benefit exploiters by increasing efficiency and profit, as well as encouraging the public to feel more comfortable about consuming animal products.

We do not promote the environmental or health benefits of veganism as we believe this weighs against our moral duties to nonhuman animals. Instead we keep the focus on animal rights.
Animal Equality will only work with other organisations with these same values.

Speciesism is a form of discrimination based on the species we belong to. Since all animals, human and nonhuman, are sentient with the capacity to feel emotions and sensations such as pleasure, pain, joy or fear, and as all possess the desire to continue living, this discrimination is both unscientific and unethical. Just like racism or sexism, speciesism discriminates for arbitrary and unfair reasons. Instead of gender or skin colour, speciesism discriminates against someone simply for not being human.

Veganism is the refusal to contribute to the exploitation of animals by choosing a varied plant-based diet free of animal products, using vegan cosmetics, household products, shoes and clothing, and entertaining ourselves without the use of animals.