Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Animals Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Animals: fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $22.7M in itemized Animals lobbying disclosures across 177 filers, among them BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION, DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC, ranking #55 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#55
of 79 issues by spend
$22.7M
tracked Animals lobbying
177
organizations lobbying
$128K
average per filer

Issue code: ANI · 177 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$22.7M
Organizations
177

Animals filing shape

Animals (ANI) averages $128K per filer, many small registrants split the tracked total.

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION leads this issue's filer table with $18.0M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

The 177 filers on Animals provide a structured picture of who is paying to be heard, a trailing public-record indicator for the 118th and 119th Congresses.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION $18.0M
#2 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION $9.5M
#3 DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC $8.1M
#4 NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION (NRECA) $7.4M
#5 ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGES $6.8M
#6 NATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL $6.3M
#7 LAND O'LAKES, INC. $6.0M
#8 THE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY $5.8M
#9 AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION $5.1M
#10 TYSON FOODS INC. $4.2M
#11 NATIONAL MILK PRODUCERS FEDERATION $3.7M
#12 ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH INCORPORATED $3.3M
#13 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY $3.2M
#14 AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $3.0M
#15 TEXAS FARM BUREAU $2.9M
#16 AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FED $2.8M
#17 GENERAL MILLS SERVICES INC. (FKA GENERAL MILLS) $2.5M
#18 AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SERVICES INC.(FKA AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSN $2.2M
#19 NOVOZYMES NORTH AMERICA, INC. $2.0M
#20 HUMANE WORLD ACTION FUND $2.0M
#21 NATIONAL THOROUGHBRED RACING ASSOCIATION $2.0M
#22 OCEANA INC $1.9M
#23 ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION $1.9M
#24 NATIONAL FISHERIES INSTITUTE $1.9M
#25 PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS COUNCIL $1.9M
#26 OCEAN CONSERVANCY, INC. $1.8M
#27 NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION $1.6M
#28 HALEON US HOLDINGS LLC $1.5M
#29 PET FOOD INSTITUTE $1.5M
#30 WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC. $1.5M
#31 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY $1.4M
#32 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $1.3M
#33 EARTHJUSTICE $1.1M
#34 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES $930K
#35 UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA $800K
#36 ANIMAL HEALTH INSTITUTE $755K
#37 WORLD DOG ALLIANCE $730K
#38 NATIONAL TURKEY FEDERATION $710K
#39 NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION $700K
#40 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON $694K
#41 NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY $660K
#42 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY $644K
#43 CHURCHILL DOWNS, INCORPORATED $610K
#44 DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE $606K
#45 PHYSICIANS COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE MEDICINE $557K
#46 SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE $528K
#47 TYSON SHARED SERVICES, INC. $520K
#48 OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, STATE OF COLORADO $490K
#49 MEDGENE LABS $480K
#50 GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS GROUP, LLC $480K

Registrant concentration on Animals

Top organizations filing on Animals, ranked by all-issue lobbying total from Senate LDA records.

BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORG…$18.0MBOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA COR…$9.5MDISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC$8.1MNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOP…$7.4MASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDI…$6.8MNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUN…$6.3MLAND O'LAKES, INC.$6.0MTHE PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPA…$5.8M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Animals · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code ANI; covers 177 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Animals?
$22.7M was reported on Animals (ANI) by 177 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Animals lobbying?
Top filers on Animals include BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ORGANIZATION, BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM USA CORPORATION, DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES INC. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code ANI.
How many organizations lobby on Animals?
177 organizations filed on Animals during the 2023-2024 reporting period.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.