Layne Laboratories practices conservation leadership in all we do. Our facility, in its seventh year of full production at our Huasna Valley location, has achieved an ambitious 96% waste recycle goal. Situated on 32 acres, we have strove to keep our footprint to a minimum, leaving room for the red tail hawks, falcons, raccoons, skunks, coyotes, and numerous other creatures with which we share “our” lands.

The decline of Earth’s biodiversity and the need for sustainability practices mandates that we need a new approach to conservation that conveys to people of all walks of the crucial interdependence of plants, animals, people, and the environment. This challenge is too urgent and too large for any single organization, government, or discipline to tackle alone. We need pragmatic approaches and new partnerships among biological and social scientists, government and industry professionals, and citizens to reinforce and protect the intrinsic value of biodiversity, and garner support for sustainable use.

Wildlife

Human influence over the Earth’s ecosystems has been so extensive within the last 10,000 years that scientists have difficulty estimating the total number of species lost in this era. If you find an injured animal, contacting a local wildlife rehabilitator is vital to its survival. If you cannot find a specific contact person in your area, we encourage you to call your local Game & Fish Department, Animal Control Officer, Humane Society, or veterinarian for assistance.

Since 1993, Layne Laboratories has provided our nation’s wildlife rehabilitators with the natural, nutritional food required by the animals they protect. We work together with rehabilitators to change attitudes toward nature and to protect and rehabilitate natural areas and wild populations, including endangered species.

Together, these activities change individual attitudes toward nature and help people imagine wildlife and humans living in sustainable interaction on both a local and a global scale. Layne Laboratories is committed to this work because we believe it essential to the integrity of life on Earth.

Zoos

Zoos demonstrate leadership in animal care, science, education and sustainability; provide the highest quality animal care, advance research, and scientific knowledge in conserving wildlife. They teach and inspire people to protect wildlife, natural resources, and habitats.

Layne Laboratories strives to support our nation’s zoos. We are the sole provider of live and frozen rodents fed at countless zoos throughout the United States. It is an honor to work with the professionals who have dedicated their lives to wildlife and assist them whenever possible.

We are particularly proud of the work achieved at the Los Angeles Zoo’s California Condor Program, and that we have in some small way helped their recovery, as the Condors at the Los Angeles Zoo have been raised exclusively on our animals for the last ten years.

The Condor program’s primary focus is the captive breeding and reintroduction of California condors to the wild, with the aim of establishing a self-sustaining wild population. To date, a total of 126 California condor chicks have hatched at the L.A. Zoo.

The world population of California condors, once as low as 27, has climbed to 325 individuals — with 138 of those birds living in the wild. This remarkable success story epitomizes the Zoo’s commitment to conservation and provides reason to hope that other critically endangered animals can be saved from the brink of extinction.

About Us

We believe the animals we raise are every bit as important as the wildlife they are destined to feed. That is why the Layne Laboratories Animal Bill of Rights hangs on every door, in every hallway, and in every office in our facility.

It’s a constant reminder that we are here to serve them, an acknowledgement to our unique role as caregivers, and the important part that every living being plays in the circle of life