Each year, more than 55 billion cows, pigs, turkeys, chickens, and
other sentient land animals are abused and killed in the world's animal
farms and slaughterhouses. Since 1983,
World Farm Animals Day
has been dedicated to exposing, mourning, and memorializing their
needless suffering and slaughter. It is a day for all to speak out
against the atrocities and brutalization inflicted on animals raised
for meat, eggs, and dairy.
FARM assists activists in organizing grassroots actions across the
country, ranging from simple leafleting or information tables to
dramatic cage-ins, die-ins, and acts of nonviolent civil disobedience.
As with all of our campaigns, World Farm Animals Day advocates shifting
towards as a vegan diet (and lifestyle) as the only way to end animal
abuse.
Some
of FARM’s dedicated supporters have been setting up public information
tables every year for over a decade, while the more outraged activists
have climbed a McDonald's roof to display a banner and blocked
transport trucks from entering slaughterhouses. FARM’s founder and
president, Alex Hershaft, has been
arrested several times for peaceful actions during World Farm Animals Day observances.
Anyone who wants to get active
can request free literature,
posters, stickers, and more -- and this year we are offering up some
new outreach tools. FARM has teamed up with Mercy for Animals to
provide free copies of the award winning documentary
Fowl Play for activists to do screenings of.
Additionally, FARM and
Mobilization for Animals have created
compelling new materials
for a campaign calling on people to “Make the Connection.” The handouts
and poster (pictured below) contain a series of images staging humans
in scenarios that farmed animals endure. The powerful visuals compel
people to imagine themselves in such horrific scenes. We are also
offering softer, less graphic handouts.
Whether you are a seasoned activist ready to stage a large protest
or a veg-newcomer who wants to do some friendly outreach, World Farm
Animals Day is the ideal time to get active for animals.
Check out the website,
register an event, or e-mail me directly at
outreach(at)wfad.org with additional questions.