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Our exceptionally talented and driven team brings a diverse range of backgrounds, skills, and lived experience to everything we do for animals.
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There’s so much to love about our mission-driven team. We’re passionate about transforming the lives of farmed animals, and we have fun doing it. We follow our hearts, set meaningful and impactful goals, and take on projects that truly matter to billions of animals.
If you feel a spark for any open role, we encourage you to apply. Don’t worry if you don’t meet every qualification; we value your dedication and unique perspective more than the bullet points on your resume.
Board Member
We currently seek two exceptional leaders to join our board of directors. As a global organization at the forefront of farmed animal protection, Mercy For Animals is looking for mission-driven individuals who can provide strategic guidance, expertise, and leadership as we scale our impact around the world.
Paid Internships
Internships with Mercy For Animals are engaging, rewarding, and fulfilling. Our interns dive right into impactful work, and with a fully remote workplace, we can guarantee no coffee runs. You’ll tackle important projects with the guidance and support of our team. And yes, you’ll be compensated for your hard work. Check out our current internship opportunities below.
What to expect from an internship with us:
- Full integration into your team’s work
- Hands-on ownership of projects
- Company laptop to help you get the job done
- Paid work experience (compensation details in listing)
Ready to make a difference?
We have no openings at this time
Learn about the Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program and Law Scholars for Change.
Our Culture
We are united by our mission to build a just and sustainable food system. Diverse, inclusive, and collaborative, we welcome new perspectives and ideas. Globally minded, we connect across borders to maximize impact. We are committed to the principles of equity and justice, and our culture celebrates authenticity—enabling every team member to shine.
Building culture is an ongoing process, and key Mercy For Animals activities and forums help keep us on the path of progress:
- Regional DEIJB committees
- Mercy For Animals communities
- Monthly learning labs
- Deep-work Fridays
- Virtual interest spaces (book clubs, language learning, and more)
- Meditation spaces and trainings
Our Benefits
We want our team members to be happy and fulfilled. Mercy For Animals offers these generous benefits and more:
- 100% remote workplace
- Comprehensive, no- or low-cost health, vision, and dental insurance
- 20 days’ paid time off and seven days’ sick leave
- Nine federal holidays
- Three floating holidays
- Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave
- Monthly team care days (second Fridays off)
- Paid sabbaticals at five, seven, and 10 years of service
- 401(k) with employer match (up to 3.5% of salary)
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Flexible schedules
Our People
Meet the passionate individuals who make this happen.

Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program for Animals
The Tommy Raskin Summer Legal Intern Program for Animals was established in 2021 in memory of Tommy Raskin, who served as a legal intern with us during the summer of 2020 after his first year of law school. Tommy was a visionary and an intellectually rigorous animal activist who brought kindness and insight to every encounter. He had a profound impact on us and inspires us to continue working on the issues he cared about.
Mercy For Animals is deeply grateful to the Raskin family and the Tommy Raskin Memorial Fund for People and Animals, through the Greater Washington Community Foundation, for the opportunity to honor Tommy’s contributions with three paid legal internships. The Raskin legal interns will continue Tommy’s work to end one of the greatest causes of suffering: industrial animal agriculture.
As a Raskin legal intern, you will help shape farmed animal protection law and gain invaluable legal advocacy experience to apply to your future work. You will assist on high-impact projects, such as campaigns, litigation, and policy work, while connecting directly with our team of attorneys to research and analyze federal, state, and local laws; draft memoranda; review undercover footage; execute campaigns; and assist with administrative and corporate governance tasks pertaining to general nonprofit administration and legal compliance. You will leave with hands-on experience in a wide variety of legal disciplines and insight into the field of animal protection.



Law Scholars for Change
Summer Legal Internship Program
The Law Scholars for Change summer legal internship program is part of a focused scholarship, clerkship, and fellowship support program launched in 2020 by Charles Anderson and Pamela Gross in partnership with the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School.
Law Scholars for Change is committed to cultivating the education, practical experience, scholarship, and life work of a distinguished group of aspiring law school students, postgraduates, and professionals as they advocate for farmed animals. By supporting high-level education and nurturing a community, the program primarily aims to advance the protections and rights of animals suffering immensely in concentrated animal feeding operations. The ultimate goal is to end factory farming altogether.
As a Law Scholars for Change legal intern with Mercy For Animals, you will gain invaluable legal advocacy experience in the field of animal protection. You will connect directly with our team of attorneys, who will supervise your work on a wide variety of high-impact projects. Your tasks may include researching and analyzing federal, state, and local laws; drafting memoranda and creating presentations related to programmatic and fundraising projects; drafting and revising contracts; and assisting with corporate governance tasks pertaining to legal compliance. Throughout your internship, you will receive constructive feedback and gain hands-on experience in various legal disciplines. You will leave with invaluable insights into the field of animal law that you can apply to your future career.
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