SOAR works to expose and abolish all forms of animal exploitation and abuse.
By targeting animal agriculture, animal research, the fur industry, animal entertainment, hunting, and other industries that violate and torture animals, SOAR aims to minimize the amount of suffering that humans cause animals and establish a society free of human intervention in animal lives. SOAR also strongly advocates veganism for ethical, environmental, and health reasons. To accomplish these goals, SOAR uses methods such as educational meetings, protests, leafleting, video showings, tabling, and providing support for and information about underground animal liberation movements.