Animal Welfare Advocate and Author

Wayne Pacelle

1 article 2016

Wayne Pacelle is an animal welfare advocate and former president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, where he served from 2004 to 2018. He is the author of several books on animal protection and humane treatment. He contributed to The Weekly Standard with a piece on ethical approaches to food production.

A Big-Tent Approach to Treating Our Food the Right Way

November 4, 2016 · Animals, Food and Drink, Agriculture

This week, I led the latest quarterly call with a few key staff members of The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and nearly 50 farmers and ranchers, each a volunteer member of our agriculture advisory councils. We talked about our urgent efforts to defeat Oklahoma's "right to farm" ballot…