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Non-profit organization · since 2010
For a world where every animal is free.
We are Animal Libre. We investigate what happens behind animal production, offer free education and work to include animals in public and everyday decisions.
2025 we created Chile's National Day against Rodeo260,000+ signatures to strip rodeo of its sport status130,000+ people trained for free
Upcoming premiere · An Animal Libre documentary
Bajo las jaulas.
Don't look at the water.
An investigation into salmon farming in southern Chile: what happens to each animal, to the seabed and to the people who work there.
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Who we are
16 years of impact · 2010—2026
We are organized empathy. We start with evidence, open conversations and seek decisions that protect animals.
Institutional mission
To protect animals from the system that exploits them.
We investigate, share free tools to change habits and contribute to proposals for animal protection.
Vision for the future
“A world where all animals are recognized as free individuals and respected in their inalienable right to live.”
Toward a society without cages, slaughterhouses, or exploitation.
Sentience recognized
They feel, they bond and they care for their own. The ethical basis of all our activism.
Theory of change
The Strategic Cycle: from investigation to law
Our work brings together investigation, communication, education and advocacy. Each project combines these tools in a different way.
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01Evidence Forensic investigation
We gather records and documents to show what happens on farms, in slaughterhouses and in salmon farming.
- Whistleblower & camera records
- Prosecutor legal filings
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02Awareness Public conversation
We turn findings into creative campaigns that bring these questions to new audiences.
- Global campaigns (LIA 2026)
- Public outreach and conversation
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03Habits Accessible transition
We offer free courses and tools to explore changes in everyday eating.
- Cursos Veganos platform
- Vegalendario 21-day program
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04Laws Binding policy
We take part in public proposals and debates to strengthen animal protection.
- Proposal to end dog racing
- #NoEsDeporte & #MiMenúVegano
↺ Investigation, education and participation can open new questions and proposals.
Meet the team, governance and full history
What we do
One shared purpose, many ways to act.
We investigate what the industry hides, turn it into public conversation, give people tools to change their habits and carry that change into law.
See how they fit
Creative campaign
Choose Cruelty Vegetables to the slaughterhouse.
Vegetables to the slaughterhouse. Awarded at LIA 2026.
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Education
Cursos Veganos Education for a new world.
Free courses in Spanish and an Interdisciplinary Training Programme for professionals and universities.
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Investigation
Tras la Carne The truth that must be told.
Footage from inside farms and slaughterhouses.
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Investigation
Bajo las jaulas What happens underwater.
An investigation into salmon farming. Premiere 2026.
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Digital activism
Vegalendario 21 days to change your world.
21 days of recipes and support by email.
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Policy advocacy
#NoEsDeporte The end of rodeo.
Rodeo should no longer be a sport or receive public funds.
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Policy advocacy
#MiMenúVegano A right on every plate.
A 100% plant-based option in schools, hospitals and universities.
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Corporate campaign
Dress without animals Cruelty-free fashion.
Fashion without feathers, leather or fur.
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Award · LIA 2026
An example of awareness: Choose Cruelty, recognized at the London International Awards 2026.
About the campaignWhat we've achieved
Facts, with date and source.
Concrete changes that have already happened. Each one links to its source.
See all achievementsChoose Cruelty is recognized at the London International Awards.
Source: LIAChile’s Chamber approves Bill No. 15,387-12 in general, a proposal to prohibit and sanction dog races: 80 for, 41 against and 7 abstentions. It is not yet law.
Source: official Chamber voteThird Criteria poll: 60% oppose rodeo continuing to exist.
Source: Criteria para Animal LibreFirst National Day against Rodeo, created by Animal Libre, with support from lawmakers.
Source: El Ciudadano
Our flagship cause
Rodeo is not a sport.
For years, ending rodeo has been one of our central battles in Chile: we measure what citizens think, we created a day of our own and we took the message from the street to Times Square. Most people already reject it; now politics needs to reflect that.
Reach and track record
Our work, in numbers.
Training, content, community and years of work: each figure shows a different part of what we do.
+130
classes and courses delivered
2
documentaries released
+700.000
social media followers
+6.000
Vegalendario sign-ups
21 days of support
+100M
social media views in 2026
16
years of uninterrupted activism
20102026
2010 Born in Chile, on the streetSee all milestones →+1
documentary on the way
See the premiereAnimal Libre internal data, updated to October 2026.
Right now · active campaign
Free greyhounds: they run for play, not for a bet.
At dog tracks, dogs run so others can bet. In August 2026, Chile’s Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to ban these races in general. It is not yet law.
- Bill No. 15,387-12 is introduced
- Approved in general: 80 for, 41 against, 7 abstentions
- Parliamentary process continues
- Ban dog racing in Chile
Still to come: the remaining legislative stages. General approval has not banned dog racing. See the official vote.
Our concept
Someone, not something.
The industry uses words that turn animals into things: “head of cattle”, “biomass”, “layer”. We call them what they are, individuals who feel. That idea guides everything we do, and these animals accompany you across the site: each one stands for someone we defend.
“Head of cattle”
She is someone.
When her calf is taken, she calls for it for hours. Sometimes for days.
“Live weight”
He is someone.
In one study, pigs used a mirror to find hidden food.
“Layer”
She is someone.
She talks to her chicks before they break out of the shell.
“Biomass”
He is someone.
He crosses thousands of kilometres of sea and finds his way back, by smell, to the river where he was born.
“Racing stock”
He is someone.
He runs for play and for joy. Never for a bet.
For foundations and partners
Why Animal Libre.
Investing in Latin America means investing where much of the future of animals worldwide is decided.
Where the future is decided
Brazil is the world's largest exporter of beef and chicken. Chile is the world's second-largest salmon producer. What changes in the region changes the global system.1
1 Sources: Reuters via The Poultry Site (2025); Seafood Watch via Mundo Acuícola.In the region's language
Free education in Spanish that has already reached more than 130,000 people, and our own locally led team in Brazil.
An integrated model
Investigation, communication, education and policy advocacy under one strategy. Every contribution works across all four stages of change.
Proven continuity
Sixteen years of uninterrupted work, three countries and a professional team with finance, legal and investigation areas.
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Let's talk about partnerships, projects and impact reports. Ask us for our institutional dossier.
Two talks at AVA Buenos Aires 2026, conferences, partnerships and companies joining in
