Formed in 1995, as a high school club, their primary campaigns are to advocate against factory farming and promote vegan eating.

[9] Animal Outlook's undercover video exposing animal abuse at Central Valley Meat Co. (CVM) prompted the USDA to shut down[10] the California slaughterhouse in 2012 and suspend federal purchases from the facility, a major supplier to the USDA's National School Lunch Program.

[14] In early 2015, an Animal Outlook investigator documented horrific treatment of baby birds - including mutilations, gassing and being ground up alive - inside a Foster Farms hatchery in Fresno, California.

In 2013, an Audit Report[19] issued by the USDA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) underscored concerns that HIMP may pose food safety risks.

The Program also conducts outreach and education, providing attorneys, legal students, and the public with information about farmed animals and the law.