Ben Williamson

Hi, I'm Ben.
As Programs Director of World Animal Protection US, I oversee our four campaign areas: Wildlife. Not Entertainers., Exotic Pets, Pigs, and Chickens.
With nearly a decade spent working for animal protection groups in the UK and US, I have been interviewed by virtually every national and international English-language broadcaster in the World.
My opeds have appeared in USA Today, Newsweek, The Independent, and the International Business Times among others.
My areas of expertis include animals in entertainment, exotic pets, factory farming, vegetarian/ vegan issues, cruelty to animals, and humane education.
My blogs will detail our work to protect animals across all of our program areas.
Five Domains vs. Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare
One of the original animal welfare concepts, the “Five Freedoms,” has increasingly been found to be limited in its assumption that the absence of (or “freedom...
We Moved FDA to Help Tiny Turtles!
Following a year-long investigation and more than six months of behind-the-scenes campaigning, federal authorities have finally moved to stop the apparent sale...
Man Pleads Guilty In Wild Cat Rescue Case
A New York man this week plead guilty to trafficking African wild cats in a case in which World Animal Protection helped arrange the rescue of the animals.
Why Are Reptile Expos Being Allowed To Sell (Apparently Illegal) Tiny Turtles With Impunity?
For the last year, World Animal Protection has been investigating the sale of turtles with shell lengths less than four inches by reptile expos across the...
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