What we’re about
Ninety-nine percent of animals killed in the United States each year die to be eaten. This Meetup is for people interested in helping to end this atrocity by educating the general public (pre-vegans as an extreme optimist might say) about what goes on in factory farms, and how people can save animals simply by choosing not to eat them. There are many many opportunities to do this outreach....festivals, neighborhood art walks, colleges, music venues - the list goes on.
This group is for also getting together socially to support each other as we know if can be difficult sometimes to be that voice for compassion in a cruel world.
I will also post information about local demonstrations at stores that sell fur, animal research labs, and other events designed to let people know about atrocities that occur in their back yard.
Please also check out the Northwest Animal Rights Network (www.narn.org) for more information.
EVERYONE is welcome to join this group. You don't have to be vegan, you just have to at least be interested in going that direction.
Suggestions for venues and events are welcome as well. Just as long as they are vegan friendly.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Seattle Aquarium Captivity is Cruelty DemoSeattle Aquarium, Seattle, WA
Please Join NARN and other animal advocates for a demo in front of the Seattle Aquarium. We will be there to educate the public about the following:
- SEA aquarium's practice of imprisoning multiple wild-caught Octopuses every year
- SEA's currently under construction, potentially unsafe tank for Sharks, Rays, and other tropical Fish, likely captured in the wild from the South Pacific
- how hundreds of animals have been left to suffer and die in a warehouse in South Seattle
Taxpayer dollars, a lot of which had been taken from funds intended to support critical infrastructure and housing, have been used to fund the aquarium, including $20M given to the new shark tank being built on the waterfront.
Animals don't deserve to be captured and imprisoned for a few moments of entertainment.
We will have leaflets and signs, but please feel free to make and bring your own. Learn more about NARN's campaign here: https://narn.org/shark-tank-campaign/
Please try to carpool and allow for time to get there as parking will be a challenge.