Sean Gifford, Managing Director - The Humane League UK

Sean has been involved in the animal protection movement for over 25 years, having run campaigns and communications strategies for some of the world's biggest NGOs. His award-winning work has seen him build teams in North America, Europe and Asia and has helped secure ground breaking victories for NGOs and the animals they protect the world over. 

He has appeared in over 1,000 print, television and radio interviews and has appeared on platforms like Fox News, Sky News, BBC World, Reuters, The Los Angeles Times, The Guardian and The Daily Mail.

He has held roles at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Lush Cosmetics, and served as Global Director of Campaigns at Compassion in World Farming where he headed up the End the Cage Age campaign, which secured a commitment from the EU Commission to phase out cages for farmed animals. He is currently the Managing Director of the Humane League UK, where he is focused on ending the abuse of two often overlooked farmed animals–chickens, and of course, fish.