Celebrating 40 Years of FACT

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) was officially founded 40 years ago, in February 1982. Our founder, Robert Brown, was a leading animal welfare advocate at that time. He recognized that there was no organized effort to promote the welfare of farm animals that are raised for food. FACT was the first U.S. organization devoted to fighting for the humane treatment of farm animals and addressing the public health problems that result from raising farm animals in confined, inhumane conditions.

Forty years later, FACT has achieved many accomplishments and continues to lead the battle for the humane and healthy production of food-producing animals. Times have changed and industrial agriculture has become more powerful, but the movement for a better, fairer food system has also grown stronger.

This year, we are celebrating 40 years of activity and highlighting our many accomplishments. We are looking at where we have come from and how we can work toward a better future where all food-producing animals will be raised in a humane and healthy manner, and everyone will have access to safe and humanely produced food.

–Harry Rhodes, Executive Director