Join Us for World Farm Animals Day!

Two Key Strikes Against the AETA

AR2010 Sets New Attendance Record

Shop The Vegetarian Site in August

Join Us for World Farm Animals Day

World Farm Animals Day is coming up on October 2nd, and now is the time to sign up with us! Join us on (or around) Gandhi’s birthday to mourn, memorialize, and expose the needless death and suffering of 58 billion animals annually. In addition to promoting a vegan lifestyle, this year’s observance will reveal the ways that animal agribusiness manipulates the government, institutions, and a well-meaning public in order to sell more cruel products.

Whether you’re hosting a dramatic protest or considering a smaller-scale event, early registration guarantees your materials will arrive quickly and allows us to work with you to ensure your observance is as effective as possible!

Visit the Action Center for tips and ideas, then sign up with us .

Two Key Strikes Against the AETA

A federal judge dismissed the first indictment ever brought by federal prosecutors under the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) against four California activists. The judge ruled that the prosecution failed to provide the necessary specific facts and that the indictment violated the defendants’ right of due process.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich has announced his intention to introduce a bill to repeal AETA. Once that takes place, we will need an avalanche of e-mails and phone calls to individual Members of Congress in search of co-sponsors. More information on AETA and talking points are available at the Equal Justice Alliance (EJA) website.

Equal Justice Alliance’s Executive Director, Odette Wilkens, has spoken this year at the State University of New York at Cortland, Albany Law School and the City University of New York. With the assistance of 13 interns from prestigious law schools, she has been mustering legal arguments against AETA, educating Congressional staffers, and garnering support from legal scholars. EJA is co-sponsored by FARM.

Visit the Equal Justice Alliance website to find out more.

AR2010 Sets New Attendance Record

More than a thousand participants and visitors from throughout the U.S. and eight other countries attended the Animal Rights 2010 National Conference, held on July 15-19th near Washington, DC.

Among the many exciting highlights, Representative Dennis Kucinich gave a special address. At the Awards Banquet, Zoe Weil, founder of the Institute for Humane Education, was inducted into the U.S. Animal Rights Hall of Fame. Anthony Marr, who has conducted several nationwide tours to stimulate grassroots activism, received the Henry Spira Grassroots Animal Activist Award. Niki Gianni from Chicago was selected as the Young Animal Activist.

Check out the full report & photo gallery at www.ARConference.org.

Shop The Vegetarian Site in August

Get your cruelty-free goods and help FARM by shopping at The Vegetarian Site this month! The Vegetarian Site is a great online store with vegan groceries, clothing, books, personal care products, and much more. FARM receives 10% of all August sales!

Shop for FARM this month at The Vegetarian Site.

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