Farm Sanctuary
Rescuing farm animals and advocating to end factory farming in the US
Our editorial assessment
Farm Sanctuary was among the first US organisations to focus specifically on farmed animals, combining hands-on rescue and sanctuary care with advocacy to change laws and public attitudes about factory farming. Its shelters house rescued animals while its campaigns push for stronger welfare protections. Charity Navigator gives it a four-star rating, with roughly 78% of spending reaching programmes. Like other advocacy-oriented animal charities, its policy impact is harder to quantify than direct services, but its long track record and dual sanctuary-and-advocacy model make it a well-established choice for supporters of farmed-animal welfare.
The problem they're solving
Billions of animals are raised in industrial farming conditions each year, an issue that receives only a small share of animal-welfare attention. Farm Sanctuary provides refuge for rescued animals and works to shift the policies and attitudes that shape how farmed animals are treated.
About Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary rescues and cares for farm animals at its shelters and campaigns to change public attitudes and policy around factory farming and animal agriculture.
Where your dollar goes
What your donation could do
Your $100 supports rescue, sanctuary care, and advocacy for farm animals.
Illustrative estimate based on figures this organisation publishes about its own programs — not a statement from the charity itself. Actual impact varies by program and year.
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How this score was produced
The Charity Ranking score is our own editorial assessment, produced with a weighted rubric covering program spending, transparency and governance, evidence of impact, cost-effectiveness, and leadership. It draws on publicly available reports from independent evaluators such as GiveWell, Charity Navigator, and CharityWatch, but it is not a rating issued or endorsed by any of those organisations. The community rating shown above is a separate signal contributed by signed-in donors; it is displayed alongside our criteria but never feeds into the editorial score. Read the full methodology →