Donor Impact Report

2026

Dear friends and supporters of Voiceless,

This year’s Donor Impact Report comes at a time of both deep concern and renewed purpose.

The global animal protection movement has achieved important progress, but we must also acknowledge the difficult truth that more animals are suffering today than ever before. In 2024, nearly 88 billion land animals were slaughtered around the world, while aquatic animal farming continues to expand at an unprecedented scale. Lasting change requires shifting the structures that shape how animals are treated, our food systems, laws, institutions, culture and economies.

In this year’s report, you will read about the work your generosity has made possible: from supporting innovative alternatives to animal exploitation, to investing in youth education, building stronger coalitions, expanding our work in the Global South, and launching the Brian Sherman Animal Law Clinic at Bond University in honour of my father’s legacy.

We have great reasons for optimism. Not because this work is easy, or because change happens quickly, but because the people and projects you support are helping to change the sea we swim in.

Thank you for staying with us on this long road. Together, we will make a difference for animals.

Ondine Sherman
Voiceless Co-Founder and Managing Director

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2025

Dear friends and supporters of Voiceless,

In 2004, my dear father, Brian Sherman, and I founded Voiceless with determination and a powerful belief: that animal protection must be recognised as a fundamental part of a just and ethical society. More than two decades later, this conviction is stronger than ever.

Our 2025 Donor Impact Report reflects the remarkable progress being made by the changemakers we support — from pioneering alternatives to animal exploitation to advancing legal and policy reform that protect the rights of animals. These are the individuals and organisations challenging entrenched systems and creating a future where animals are treated with respect and can thrive.

This work is only possible because of your support. Your generosity supports transformative ideas, sustains our advocacy, and helps drive meaningful, systemic change.

I invite you to read this year’s Impact Report and see the powerful results of our shared purpose – the protection of animals.

Ondine Sherman
Voiceless Co-Founder and Managing Director

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2024

Dear friends and supporters of Voiceless,

As we celebrate 20 years of working to protect animals, I am delighted to share this report with you. It highlights our achievements from the last two decades and the significant impact we have made during 2022-2024 to create a just, equitable world where animals can flourish.

Through our trust-based philanthropy model, the Voiceless Grants Program has met the urgent needs of effective, passionate animal advocates by providing financial support, partnership and network opportunities to elevate their transformative work for animals.

In 2024 and beyond, Voiceless will continue directing 100% of public donations into our annual funding pool to maintain our dedicated and solutions-focused grant-giving.

It is wholly thanks to your commitment to our vision that Voiceless continues to capacity-build and strengthen the animal protection movement and create meaningful change for animals.

Ondine Sherman
Voiceless Co-Founder and Managing Director

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2021

Dear friends and supporters of Voiceless,

We are proud to report that the past twelve months have been action-packed, exciting and successful in achieving our objectives.

In November this year, we announced a change in strategy, pivoting into strategic philanthropy with the creation of a Grants Program. This new direction will enable Voiceless to operate in a more streamlined, cost-effective manner with 100% of public donations going directly towards our animal protection objectives.

Our ultimate aim is to create paradigm-shifting change for animals, leading to a world in which they are flourishing, have legal rights as persons, not property, and are respected as having inherent value as subjects-of-life.

We thank you again for supporting us along our journey and look forward to sharing our highlights and successes with you in the years to come.

Ondine Sherman
Voiceless Co-Founder and Managing Director

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2020

As always, Voiceless remains passionate about youth education and the power of the next generation – our future decision makers and changemakers.

On behalf of my co-founder and father, Brian Sherman, and the entire Voiceless team, thank you for standing by us and supporting our work. Within the pages of this report, we will make clear that no matter the size of your contribution, Voiceless flourished, thanks to you.

We have an enormous responsibility to protect animals and nothing, not even a global pandemic, will slow us down.

Ondine Sherman
Voiceless Co-Founder and Managing Director

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2019

Dear friends and supporters of Voiceless,

It is wholly thanks to your commitment to our vision that Voiceless continues to educate and inspire the next generation to create a kinder world for animals. As we approach the end of our 15th year, I am delighted to share this report with you as well as our highlight and achievements from throughout 2019.

Despite our many victories over the years, there is still work to do. This year was marred by the continuation of Australia’s live export industry, the expansion of the kangaroo industry, cruelty exposés in both the greyhound and horse racing industry as well as the censoring of animal advocates through the rapid expansion of ag-gag laws across the country. A fundamental shift in the human-animal relationship needs to happen now, and we believe that education is the key…

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