What does Animal Freedom want to achieve?

Who are "we"?

Animal Freedom already existed as a website before the Animal Freedom Foundation was set up in 2003. From 2003 to 2025 that foundation was behind the site. Since it was dissolved, Animal Freedom has been managed by Bert Stoop, who is responsible for its content.

When we speak of "we" and "our goals" on this site, we mean everyone who agrees that humans and animals are intrinsically equal in their right to freedom. These goals are therefore not those of an organisation, but an invitation to everyone who shares that principle.

What are our goals?

Animal Freedom argues, by legal means, for the following goals:

  1. Inclusion of freedom as a basic right for all animals in the constitution.
  2. An end to factory farming. Fur farming has been banned in the Netherlands since 2021; that goal has been achieved.
  3. An end to overproduction and the resulting export of poultry and pork, in favour of regional, ecologically sound and land-based farming.
  4. The right of farm animals to perform their natural behaviour.
  5. An end to subsidies for livestock farming. Prices for meat and dairy that include all costs.
  6. A ban on hunting for pleasure and restoration of the natural balance.
  7. A ban on the import of and trade in wild-caught exotic animals (pets).
  8. Less meat consumption and support for animal-friendly, ecologically sound alternatives.
  9. Replacing animal experiments with harmless clinical research in humans.

Explanation

Animals should be placed in a dependent position as little as possible. Animal Freedom argues for animal rights laid down in the constitution, so that it can be legally tested whether people treat animals properly. Animal Freedom also argues that society should decide, through politics, to reduce or phase out animal-unfriendly industries and certainly not to support them with (hidden) subsidies. Animal Freedom stands behind all organisations that pursue these goals by legal means.

Achieving the goals

These are long-term goals. They can only be achieved by working together and paying attention to every small step in the right direction. That is why many articles on this site are about raising awareness. We offer an opinion, but impose it on no one.