Voting is now open for The Pro-Animal Awards, an international competition to award grants to impactful young activists (ages 13-19) using social media to drive improvement in the treatment of farm animals.

JUDGES

Genesis Butler squats smiling in pig pen with pigs around her

Genesis Butler

Gianna Simone

Gene Baur

Shreya Ghodawat

TO ENTER

(13-19 years old only)

  • Film a short (60s-90s) vertical, selfie-video answering the prompts below. 

  • Videos must be uploaded by October 7, 2024 (extended deadline).

Each video should include:

  • Name

  • Age

  • Where are you from

  • Tell us about your activism - how are you using social media to create change for farm animals 

  • Why should people vote for you to win this grant? 

  • How will you use this grant money - what content will you be creating? 

    Please be as specific as possible. Reminder that this grant money is to be used to create social media content that will further your farm animal activism.

Rules

Entrants (ages 13-19) will be reviewed by a team from the nonprofit Farm Sanctuary, with finalists chosen based on their animal welfare impact, which will be highlighted by entrants’ personal video submission (required), their social media presence, and the farm animal welfare work they have displayed online. Grand prize winners will be determined by judge and audience voting.

Video submissions are open from September 16 to October 7 via the application link above and on the Farm Sanctuary website. Online voting will be open to the public until October 18.


Winners will be announced on October 25

Prizes & Awards: 

  • 1 Gold Grand Prize ($3,000) — Overall Award (judges and voting)

  • 2 Silver ($2,000) — Jury Award (judge panel)

  • 3 Bronze ($500) — Audience Award (online voting)

In addition, a maximum of 50 finalists will receive microgrants of $200 to be used to further their farm animal activism. Grant payments will be fulfilled by our nonprofit partner The Pollination Project.

Making a Difference, One Post at a Time.

The Pro-Animal Awards encourages young voices to advocate for those who cannot speak for themselves and to grow the audience around their social media activism. By supporting these impactors, we are empowering a generation of communicators dedicated to the ethical treatment of farm animals.

@proanimalawards @farmsanctuary #ProAnimalAwards

The Pro-Animal Awards was created by Pollution Studios in partnership with Farm Sanctuary and The Pollination Project Foundation