Organizations Filed Purposes:
COMPASSION OVER KILLING, INC., IS A NATIONAL ANIMAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO END THE ABUSE OF FARMED ANIMALS USING A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES INCLUDING VEGETERIAN OUTREACH, INVESTIGATIONS, AND LEGAL ADVOCACY.
A NATIONAL PROTECTION ORGANIZATION WORKING TO END THE ABUSE OF FARMED ANIMALS USING A VARIETY OF STRATEGIES.
VEGETARIAN OUTREACH - AO PROMOTES VEGAN EATING AMONG THE MAINSTREAM AMERICAN PUBLIC THROUGH VARIOUS OUTREACH ACTIVITIES BOTH IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES (LEAFLETING, FEED-INS, EDUCATIONAL BOOTHS AT FESTIVALS) AS WELL AS NATIONALLY THROUGH THE BEYOND THE LIES TOURING VIDEO PAY-PER-VIEW OUTREACH PROGRAM, CORPORATE CAMPAIGNS THAT SEEK TO PUT VEGAN OPTIONS ON MENUS AND REDUCE THE PREVALENCE OF ANIMAL-BASED INGREDIENTS, AND SHORT (15 SEC TO 5 MIN) ADVOCACY VIDEOS ONLINE. EACH YEAR, AO DISTRIBUTES THOUSANDS OF FREE VEGETARIAN STARTER GUIDE MAGAZINES AND EASY VEGAN RECIPE BOOKLETS, WORKS WITH RESTAURANTS AND FOOD MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS TO ADD VEGETARIAN OPTIONS, AND COORDINATES THE POPULAR VEGWEEK PLEDGE CAMPAIGN TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPANTS TO EAT MEAT-, EGG-, AND DAIRY-FREE FOR AT LEAST ONEWEEK. AO ALSO ORGANIZES THE FREE DC VEGFEST EVENT IN THE NATION'S CAPITAL WITH MORE THAN 20,000 ATTENDEES.
INVESTIGATION - AO INVESTIGATORS GO UNDERCOVER INSIDE FACTORY FARMS AND SLAUGHTER PLANTS TO DOCUMENT THE CONDITIONS INSIDE THESE FACILITIES. THIS REGULARLY INCLUDES SEVERE ANIMAL CRUELTY, SOME OF WHICH IS CONSIDERED STANDARD PRACTICES WITHIN ANIMAL AGRIBUSINESS. AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS, AO HAS GARNERED FAVORABLE ATTENTION IN MAJOR MEDIA OUTLETS AS WELL AS LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS, AND OTHERS. AO HAS COMPLETED MORE THAN 20 INVESTIGATIONS INSIDE THE MEAT, EGG, AND DAIRY INDUSTRIES.
LEGAL ADVOCACY - AO'S LEGAL ADVOCACY PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO PROACTIVELY CHALLENGE THE SYSTEMIC HARMS OF ANIMAL AGRIBUSINESS THROUGH LITIGATION, CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER LEGAL ADVOCACY. THE PROGRAM HAS REPEATEDLY SECURED CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT AND CIVIL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS DOCUMENTED IN AO'S UNDERCOVER INVESTIGATIONS, INCLUDING THE FIRST-EVER CONVICTION FOR A STANDARD INDUSTRY PRACTICE. THE PROGRAM ALSO CONDUCTS STRATEGIC LITIGATION, SUCH AS UNCOVERING AND DEVELOPING THE INITIAL CASE THEORY FOR WHAT ULTIMATELY BECAME A CLASS ACTION AGAINST MOST OF THE DAIRY INDUSTRY FOR PRICE-FIXING THROUGH A COW-KILLING SCHEME, RESULTING IN A $52M AWARD TO CONSUMERS IN 2016, AND IN 2019, A SETTLEMENT AND CONSENT DECREE IN FEDERAL FALSE CLAIMS ACT LITIGATION ALLEGING MISTREATMENT OF ANIMALS AT A LAMB SLAUGHTERHOUSE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Cheryl Leahy | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT | 40 | $85,114 |
| Erica Meier | PRESIDENT | 40 | $62,822 |
| Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Cucolo | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Trakinski | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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