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Our approach is pragmatic and collaborative. We work with the direct democratic means available to us at the communal, cantonal and national levels. Our efforts are focused on agriculture, consumption, and animal dignity as defined in the Swiss federal constitution. A drastic reduction in the consumption of animal-based food is needed, but we realise that change will not happen overnight. We push for food system reform through political and institutional outreach.
Our roots in Effective Altruism motivate us to reduce animal suffering as efficiently as possible, and so to center our reasoning on their experience in the here and now. We are mindful, though, that the longterm environmental impact of animal agriculture represents the scope for even greater magnitudes of suffering as it affects us all. We therefore place great emphasis on the interconnectedness of harms and seek to build a broad and politically diverse supporter base.
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Thank you
Thanks to the Summer Challenge, we were able to mobilise key resources to effectively prepare the next decisive phase for millions of animals in Switzerland.
Projects 2026
From the Outdoor Access Initiative to retail work: key next steps are now being prepared.
Start Summer Challenge
With the launch of the Outdoor Access Initiative, growing pressure on major retailers and further political projects, key decisions lie ahead. To ensure that we can fully seize this opportunity for animals, we are launching our Summer Challenge
Annual Report 2025
2025 was a dynamic year for Sentience, full of challenges and important progress for animals. Whilst advancing key projects, we also restructured much internally.
Thank you for your support ❤️
Together, we raised 123,556 CHF – successfully completing the Matching Challenge. Thanks to your support, we are entering the new year with a strong foundation. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Outlook 2026
Next year’s programme promises to be exciting and full: outdoor access for farm animals, retail work, public procurement initiatives, and more. We look forward to continuing this journey with you, and we need your support to do so.
The Chicken Check: who leads and who lags?
Over the past month, Sentience has published four reports that examine how the country’s largest retailers – Migros, Coop, Aldi, and Lidl – measure up against the ECC. Today, we bring those findings together in a single ranking...
It is not a question of how, it is a question of when
Coop: the final retailer in our “Chicken Check”. Improvements, transparency, labels,... all of this sounds great. But how well does Coop’s practices align with the European Chicken Commitment (ECC), a scientific framework designed to reduce the...